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I agree, hats off to willow for some very nice research.
But past rate cut results might not necessarily indicate what happens now, and then there is still the possibility of Australia/Asia rising independent of the US due to the demand from China, I mean we tanked the NASDAQ crash exceptionally well compared to other stock markets.
Lets hope for all our sake that the US growth numbers somehow come out good!
Please don't assume I said decoupling, I meant specifically that our resource stocks continue upwards due to solid demand from BRIC economies.Ahh the decoupling theory that the Chinese Government itself doesn't even believe.
I think its also important to keep in mind those cuts happened when there were a multiple of things: NASDAQ Crash, 9/11, and a confidence shock in corporate America (Enron/Worldcom)
That's a good point!I tend to look at the current events in this way:
1. Instead of the tech wreck, we now have the sub prime problem.
2. we most likely won't have another 9/11 (hopefully, we'll never have to go throught something like this ever again)... but rather than thinking of it as the cause, I like to think of it as the catalyst. Most of the problems with the financial markets at that time were created before 9/11 happened.
3. Confidence shock in corporates. Every time the economy takes a turn to the south, there will be companies going bankrupt, and, unfortunately, I think it will be the same this time round. This year, the most at risk will be the financial sector. We have already seen a few victims e.g. Rams, Centro, and I would think that there will be more companies going down the same path - to oblivion.
I think that dropping interest rates is only delaying on the inevitable - zero or negative growth of the economy while the problems flush/fix themselves out.
Thanks willow
The monthly XAO back to 1980 doesn't exactly fill one with confidence.
RSI on top
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Is that so?Yes point taken.
the market ALWAYS goes up.
Is that so?
Take a look at that abomination ^^ a.k.a Japan's 225 Nikkei average.
Imagine you held those blue-ship shares of a country who had once a "world model" of an economy, 17 years past that and you still have a stock market that's nearly 26,000 points down from that day. And joy for those folks still holding as Japan as on the verge of ANOTHER recession.
Ofcourse maybe in another 20 years it might finally get back up, or maybe not, but geez, long wait, I guess they've already passed those shares onto their kids or grandkids though.
Even the major Euro markets (FTSE, Dax) haven't broken past their all-time highs since the tech bubble burst!
But I'm guessing they'll just take a LOT more time and really - who wouldn't be frustrated at waiting for those to get back lol
I meant XAO.
Take a look at that abomination ^^ a.k.a Japan's 225 Nikkei average.
Is that so?
Take a look at that abomination ^^ a.k.a Japan's 225 Nikkei average.
Imagine you held those blue-ship shares of a country who had once a "world model" of an economy, 17 years past that and you still have a stock market that's nearly 26,000 points down from that day. And joy for those folks still holding as Japan as on the verge of ANOTHER recession.
Ofcourse maybe in another 20 years it might finally get back up, or maybe not, but geez, long wait, I guess they've already passed those shares onto their kids or grandkids though.
Even the major Euro markets (FTSE, Dax) haven't broken past their all-time highs since the tech bubble burst!
But I'm guessing they'll just take a LOT more time and really - who wouldn't be frustrated at waiting for those to get back lol
Mmmm... world markets, including Australia's, are much more like Japan's in the 80s than ever before.
I can look at a chart and say the XAO ALWAYS goes down as well.
After 87, after 2001, after August this year. At some point, it always goes down.If you can look at a long term chart of the XAO and show me how it always goes down, please do. It would be news to me
After 87, after 2001, after August this year. At some point, it always goes down.
My point was that in the long term, the XAO has always gone up.
Look at a 50 year or 100 year chart.
If you can look at a long term chart of the XAO and show me how it always goes down, please do. It would be news to me
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