{"id":14926,"date":"2017-03-10T18:43:23","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T23:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=14926"},"modified":"2017-03-10T18:43:23","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T23:43:23","slug":"australias-economic-growth-is-slowing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2017\/03\/10\/australias-economic-growth-is-slowing\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia&#8217;s economic growth is slowing."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Employment and Participation rates are falling.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Australia Employment &amp; Participation Rates\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2017\/2017-03-08-aus-employment.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Australia Employment &amp; Participation Rates\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Wage rate growth is slowing.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Australia Wage Rates\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2017\/2017-03-08-aus-wagerates.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Australia Wage Rates\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Slowing wage rate growth and inflation confirm that the economy is faltering.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Australia Underlying Inflation\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2017\/2017-03-08-aus-inflation.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Australia Underlying Inflation\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The RBA, with one eye on the housing bubble, has indicated its reluctance to cut rates further. Increased infrastructure spending by Federal and State governments seems the only viable alternative.<\/p>\n<p>With the motor industry winding down and apartment construction headed for a cliff, this is becoming increasingly urgent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Employment and Participation rates are falling. Wage rate growth is slowing. Slowing wage rate growth and inflation confirm that the economy is faltering. The RBA, with one eye on the housing bubble, has indicated its reluctance to cut rates further. Increased infrastructure spending by Federal and State governments seems the only viable alternative. 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