{"id":14621,"date":"2016-12-06T21:20:27","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T02:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=14621"},"modified":"2016-12-06T21:20:27","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T02:20:27","slug":"first-impressions-australian-q3-gdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/06\/first-impressions-australian-q3-gdp\/","title":{"rendered":"First Impressions: Australian Q3 GDP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Andrew Hanlan\" alt=\"Andrew Hanlan\" src=\"https:\/\/wibiq.westpac.com.au\/ePortal\/CMSPages\/GetFile.aspx?nodeguid=db0afb0e-8091-46ee-a5a9-5032f09b75c8\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From Andrew Hanlan at Westpac:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Australian economy contracted in the September quarter, with a sharper fall than anticipated.Q3 GDP was -0.5%, after a +0.6%. Annual growth slowed to 1.8% from 3.1%&#8230;.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/wibiq.westpac.com.au\/Publications.aspx?PublicationId=21442\">WIB IQ &#8211; world-class thinking in real time.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Andrew Hanlan at Westpac: The Australian economy contracted in the September quarter, with a sharper fall than anticipated.Q3 GDP was -0.5%, after a +0.6%. Annual growth slowed to 1.8% from 3.1%&#8230;. 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