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No recession predicted 3rd February 2009 After warning about a recession since 2007, at the start of February I doubted Australia would have a recession. Back then there had not been any negative quarterly growth reported, the December quarter GDP data was the first negative, wasn’t released until early March 2009, and the 1st quarter 2009 data was released until 3rd June; that GDP was a positive confirming “no recession”. To read that Update click here.

Red or Green flag for investors We turned very bearish on markets mid-2007. For example see our Update from August 2007 “Red Flag”.

Since that time there were more unnecessary rate hikes because the RBA thought some rising prices were “inflation” when instead the rising prices were just the market process, demand and supply at work (Inflation means the market mechanism is not working properly). Their misunderstanding of the market or capitalist system is a worry for investors.

In that August 2007 Update we noted that financial red flags should be starting to turn red; we are not authorized to give investment advice and we don’t, our job is to call the economy and gauge the investment climate so when we raise red flags and say things like “the investment outlook remains problematic” it means we are bearish on growth assets... and with bad monetary policy at home and continued bad news from offshore, we still believe the outlook is extremely problematic.

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The start of inflation targeting in Australia I date that change in commitment to 7th November 1990, one of the most important dates in Australian economic history. To read my version of events when Australia first began to "fight inflation first" in November 1990, just Click Here.

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