{"id":4925,"date":"2012-07-24T15:49:01","date_gmt":"2012-07-24T19:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=4925"},"modified":"2012-07-24T15:49:01","modified_gmt":"2012-07-24T19:49:01","slug":"free-steak-knives-with-your-boom-macrobusiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/07\/24\/free-steak-knives-with-your-boom-macrobusiness\/","title":{"rendered":"Free steak knives with your boom! &#124; &#124; MacroBusiness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Houses and Holes<\/em>: Thermal coal is already at a price that is uneconomic for many mines and if iron ore were to settle in the $110 region, which is my call, then the margins for many an iron ore hopeful are looking suddenly thin too. If this keeps up for a few months then the next phase of the boom for Australia is pulled capex.<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macrobusiness.com.au\/2012\/07\/free-steak-knives-with-your-boom\/?utm_source=Media+List&amp;utm_campaign=541ad94fcc-RSS_DAILY_MAILCHIMP_CAMPAIGN&amp;utm_medium=email\">Free steak knives with your boom! | | MacroBusiness<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Houses and Holes: Thermal coal is already at a price that is uneconomic for many mines and if iron ore were to settle in the $110 region, which is my call, then the margins for many an iron ore hopeful are looking suddenly thin too. 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