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		<title>ANZ to cut Jobs in 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANZ to cut Jobs in 2012 &#8211; ANZ Banking Group has launched its first round of job cuts amid fears that up to 5,000 jobs could disappear from Australia&#8217;s big banks in two years. Analysts believe most of the industry-wide cuts will result from natural attrition rather than redundancies. But ANZ will be the exception, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big Pay Rise for MPs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big Pay Rise for MPs &#8211; The Remuneration Tribunal, which makes binding determinations on salaries for MPs and senior public servants, will announce the results of a rigorous review within weeks, with speculation that the rise for backbenchers could be $50,000. They are currently paid about $140,000. Prime Minister Julia Gillard and frontbenchers on both [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cuts to the Baby Bonus</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cuts to the Baby Bonus &#8211; In the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) released today, the government predicted a slim $1.5 billion surplus in 2012/13, compared with its previous $3.5 billion forecast in the May Budget. It also said this financial year&#8217;s deficit would be a larger $37.1 billion shortfall than the $22.6 billion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wage Growth Sluggish in 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wage Growth Sluggish in 2011 &#8211; A softening job market, falls in productivity and inflation were suggested as reasons for the slower growth. Wages in the September quarter rose by slightly less than the market was expecting, official data showed today. Total hourly rates of pay, excluding bonuses, rose by a seasonally adjusted 0.7 per [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greek Economy Continues to Slump</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 21:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greece]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Greek Economy Continues to Slump &#8211; Greece&#8217;s economy remained mired in a deep recession, the latest data showed Tuesday, underscoring the myriad challenges the country&#8217;s new coalition government faces as it scrambles to secure fresh aid and begins talks on a controversial plan to slash Greece&#8217;s debt mountain. According to the national statistics service, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Recession Chances High in 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:05:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Recession Chances High in 2012 &#8211; While it is difficult to gauge the odds precisely, an analysis of leading U.S. economic indicators suggests a rising chance of a recession through the end of the year and into early next year, researchers at the regional Fed bank wrote on Monday. The risk of recession recedes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU Warns of Recession in 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EU Warns of Recession in 2012 &#8211; The European Commission last night released figures that showed the economic recovery in the region had stopped, with warnings that the region was likely to slip into a recession next year. &#8220;For now the outlook for the European economy is unfortunately gloomy,&#8221; said Olli Rehn, the European commissioner [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Italian Borrowing Costs Continue Climb</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 11:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Italian Borrowing Costs Continue Climb &#8211; Italian 10-year bond yields shot above the 7 percent level that is widely deemed unsustainable, reflecting investors&#8217; concerns that they may not get their money back, a fear that also showed up in a jump in the cost of insuring against Italian debt default. Portugal and Ireland were forced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recession Worries for Europe</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 09:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recession Worries for Europe &#8211; Business Global economy Global recession grows closer as G20 summit fails IMF to monitor Italy to ensure austerity as leaders fail to agree plan for financial aid for distressed countries reddit this Patrick Wintour and Larry Elliott in Cannes The Guardian, Saturday 5 November 2011 Article history Cameron tells eurozone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Customers Leave on Bank Transfer Day</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/customers-leave-on-bank-transfer-day</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 09:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Customers Leave on Bank Transfer Day &#8211; A grassroots movement that sprang to life last month is urging bank customers to close their accounts in favor of credit unions by Saturday. The spirit behind &#8220;Bank Transfer Day&#8221; caught fire with the Occupy Wall Street protests around the country and had more than 79,000 supporters on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sony Forecasts Fourth Straight Loss</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/sony-forecasts-fourth-straight-loss</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sony Forecasts Fourth Straight Loss &#8211; The maker of Bravia TVs, Vaio computers and PlayStation game consoles changed its forecast to a loss of 90 billion yen ($1.1 billion) from a net profit of 60 billion yen earlier. Sony is yet another addition to a lengthening list of Japanese firms that have posted poor quarterly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Rate Cut in Years</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/first-rate-cut-in-years</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First Rate Cut in Years &#8211; The cut continues what is becoming a tradition, with the Reserve Bank changing the cash rate on Melbourne Cup Day for the sixth year in a row. It is also the first time in a year that rates have shifted in either direction, with last year&#8217;s race tarnished by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chi-X Share Market Opens</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/chi-x-share-market-opens</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 00:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chi-X Share Market Opens &#8211; A test parcel offered here. A curiosity bid there. But for the first time, they were share trades not made on a monopoly market run by the Australian Securities Exchange. Share trading in Australia took its first steps into the world of competition yesterday as Japanese-owned rival Chi-X opened for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan Sells Yen</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan Sells Yen &#8211; The intervention vaulted the dollar more than 4 percent higher, which would mark its biggest one-day gain in three years, and Finance Minister Jun Azumi said Tokyo would continue to step into the market until it was satisfied with the results. Indeed, his deputy later said the intervention was not over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Occupy Wall Street Protests Continue</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 10:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Occupy Wall Street Protests Continue &#8211; When Occupy Wall Street began on September 17, the protest consisted of a few hundred people speaking out about corporate greed and inequality. They practiced tai chi in a park near Wall Street, painted homemade signs and discussed what their demands should be. Now, almost three weeks later, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Possible Greek Default Sinks Stocks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:32:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Possible Greek Default Sinks Stocks &#8211; Concerns that the credit crisis in Europe may threaten to spill over into U.S. banks have been pressuring Wall Street for several months, sending shares of major banks to their historical lows in recent weeks. France&#8217;s top banks are bracing themselves for a likely credit rating downgrade from Moody&#8217;s, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exchange Rate Cap on Franc</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/exchange-rate-cap-on-franc</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 01:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Exchange Rate Cap on Franc &#8211; Using some of the strongest language from a central bank in the modern era, the SNB said it would no longer tolerate an exchange rate below 1.20 francs to the euro and would defend the target by buying other currencies in unlimited quantities. The move immediately knocked about 8 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wall Street Drops on Jobs Figures</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/wall-street-drops-on-jobs-figures</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 12:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wall Street Drops on Jobs Figures &#8211; The declines left Wall Street lower for the sixth week out of seven as declining issues far outweighed winners on a light-volume day ahead of the long U.S. Labor Day holiday weekend. Stocks had rebounded recently on expectations the Federal Reserve would introduce new stimulus to boost the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Reaches Debt Deal at Last</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 10:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Reaches Debt Deal at Last &#8211; Tomorrow is the deadline to avoid a US default on payments to investors in Treasury bonds, recipients of Social Security pension cheques, those relying on military veterans benefits and businesses that do work for the government. If approved, the compromise would presumably preserve America&#8217;s sterling credit rating, reassure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Inflation Comes in Higher Than Expected</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:02:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inflation Comes in Higher Than Expected &#8211; The Australian currency surged almost a full US cent to $US1.1063 after the government reported key measures of underlying inflation rose by 0.9 per cent in the second quarter. That was above forecasts of a moderate 0.7 percent rise and matched the worrying increase recorded in the first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Westpac Technical Glitch</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Westpac Technical Glitch &#8211; Westpac is the latest in a string of banks to be hit by technical glitches that have negatively impacted customers. A processing breakdown at Westpac has caused delays in payments across the Australian banking system, with three of the big four banks acknowledging their customers were likely to be hit. Westpac [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AAA Rating on the Line for the U.S.</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/aaa-rating-on-the-line-for-the-u-s</link>
		<comments>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/aaa-rating-on-the-line-for-the-u-s#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[u.s. economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[AAA Rating on the Line for the U.S. &#8211; Although analysts still expect a last-minute deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling and avoid a default next week, it seems unlikely that Democrats and Republicans will agree before the next election in November 2012 how to find $4 trillion through government spending cuts and revenue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Discounts Not Attracting Shoppers</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/discounts-not-attracting-shoppers</link>
		<comments>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/discounts-not-attracting-shoppers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retail Spending]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Discounts Not Attracting Shoppers &#8211; Overstocked clothing stores are desperately trying to offload winter fashions before spring, but heavy discounting is not working, retail executive Mark McInnes says. &#8220;Prices are down 60 and 70 per cent and they&#8217;re still not buying,&#8221; Mr McInnes told analysts today. Mr McInnes, the former head of David Jones, now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interest Rates are Tipped to Drop</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/interest-rates-are-tipped-to-drop</link>
		<comments>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/interest-rates-are-tipped-to-drop#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jul 2011 09:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interest Rates are Tipped to Drop &#8211; Westpac has said it expects interest rates to drop by the end of the year and 100 basis points further in 2012. The Aussie dived more than US1c in late trade to a low of US106.29. The reversal in Westpac&#8217;s rates outlook comes as retailers battle the toughest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>David Jones Faultering</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/david-jones-faultering</link>
		<comments>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/david-jones-faultering#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[david jones]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[David Jones Faultering &#8211; David Jones has explained the big drop in profits for the first half of the year blaming new taxes introduced by the Labor government for scaring off customers. In a sign that the crisis in consumer confidence is worse than anyone has acknowledged, chief Paul Zahra admitted the retailer &#8211; traditionally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IMF Warns on Italy Economy</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/imf-warns-on-italy-economy</link>
		<comments>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/imf-warns-on-italy-economy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 01:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Imf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[italy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[IMF Warns on Italy Economy &#8211; The IMF has warned Italy it needs to take concrete steps to correct it&#8217;s deficit as economic troubles spread in Europe. Amid worries that Italy could follow Greece and Portugal into a financial maelstrom and require a bailout, the IMF praised Italy&#8217;s reform program that has already cut its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Melbourne Property Outlook Foggy</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/melbourne-property-outlook-foggy</link>
		<comments>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/melbourne-property-outlook-foggy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 08:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[melbourne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[property market]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Melbourne Property Outlook Foggy &#8211; Property prices in Melbourne are set to remain stagnant for the next ten years or so until wages catch up with home prices. The good news for homeowners is that AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver and Grattan Institute program director Saul Eslake &#8211; the ANZ&#8217;s chief number cruncher for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IMF Releases More Money for Greece</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/imf-releases-more-money-for-greece</link>
		<comments>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/imf-releases-more-money-for-greece#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:52:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Greece]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[IMF Releases More Money for Greece &#8211; The IMF said Athens was making &#8220;some progress&#8221; in reforms, and predicted the country would return to positive economic growth in the first half of 2012. The newest release of the IMF&#8217;s part in the three-year, 110 billion euros ($147.45 billion) EU-IMF bailout came as Europe&#8217;s leaders and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aussie Dollar Just Keeps on Climbing</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/aussie-dollar-just-keeps-on-climbing</link>
		<comments>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/aussie-dollar-just-keeps-on-climbing#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aussie Dollar]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Aussie Dollar Just Keeps on Climbing &#8211; The dollar rose as high as 67.59 pence before closing at 67.54 pence, up from 67.25 pence after the Bank of England left rates at a record low yesterday. Market players today have stayed on the sidelines ahead of a key US employment report. At 5pm (AEST), the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Melbourne One of World&#8217;s Priciest Cities</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/melbourne-one-of-worlds-priciest-cities</link>
		<comments>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/melbourne-one-of-worlds-priciest-cities#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[melbourne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sydney]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Melbourne One of World&#8217;s Priciest Cities &#8211; Melbourne and Sydney have been listed as one of the priciest cities in the world to live in. It&#8217;s now cheaper to live in London, Vienna, Rome, Berlin, Hong Kong and Beijing than most Australian capitals, the Economist Intelligence Unit&#8217;s Worldwide Cost of Living survey found. Sydney is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interest Rates Kept on Hold Again by RBA</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/interest-rates-kept-on-hold-again-by-rba</link>
		<comments>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/interest-rates-kept-on-hold-again-by-rba#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[interest rates]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interest Rates Kept on Hold Again by RBA &#8211; The Reserve Bank of Australia has voted to keep rates on hold again giving some breathing space for home owners. It’s the longest stretch of a steady cash rate in four years but analysts say the central bank will eventually need to lift rates to contain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CBA Expecting Two Rate Rises</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/cba-expecting-two-rate-rises</link>
		<comments>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/cba-expecting-two-rate-rises#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 04:19:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interest rates rise]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[CBA Expecting Two Rate Rises &#8211; CBA chief Ralph Norris expects two rate rises from the Reserve Bank of Australia just this year. “The trajectory of the budget is very much in the right direction,” he said. CBA rounded out the major-bank profit reporting season with a March-quarter trading update, after last week’s interim profit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greece Needs Second Bail Out</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/greece-needs-second-bail-out</link>
		<comments>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/greece-needs-second-bail-out#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 01:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greece Needs Second Bail Out &#8211; Ratings agencies downgraded Greece as news spread it required a second bail out package from the European Union. Officials said the European Union was also looking to lower interest rates on rescue loans to Ireland within weeks and eyeing easier bailout terms for Greece as the common currency area [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greece Will Not Leave the Euro</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/greece-will-not-leave-the-euro</link>
		<comments>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/greece-will-not-leave-the-euro#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 10:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greece Will Not Leave the Euro &#8211; Greece has denied it is thinking of leaving the Euro after concerns were raised that Greece would need more bailout money from the European Union. Ministers from the euro zone&#8217;s biggest economies met in Luxembourg to discuss Greece&#8217;s debt crisis on Friday but Athens and senior EU officials [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interest Rate Rises to Continue Despite Budget</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/interest-rate-rises-to-continue-despite-budget</link>
		<comments>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/interest-rate-rises-to-continue-despite-budget#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 08:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interest Rate Rises to Continue Despite Budget &#8211; The RBA will continue to raise interest rates despite the expected tightening by the government in the next budget. Yesterday&#8217;s release of the upbeat review of the nation&#8217;s economy halted a slide in the value of the Australian dollar, which had been sparked by sharp falls on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australian Dollar Takes a Dive</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/australian-dollar-takes-a-dive</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 23:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Australian Dollar Takes a Dive &#8211; The Australian dollar has come off it&#8217;s recent highs to $1.05 US. Commodities took a nose dive on the back of shrinking global demand, and the drop in retail sales in Australia. At 6.20am (AEST), the Australian dollar was trading at 105.66 US cents, almost 1.5 US cents down [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House Prices Fall in Melbourne</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/house-prices-fall-in-melbourne</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 10:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[House Prices Fall in Melbourne]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[House Prices Fall in Melbourne &#8211; House prices have fallen 2.5 percent in Melbourne. The biggest fall since the global financial crisis first hit. This will give the Reserve Bank of Australia reason to pause as any rises in interest rates will dig the grave deeper for house prices. Both the quarterly and annual price [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Payment Glitches Hit NAB</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/more-payment-glitches-hit-nab</link>
		<comments>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/more-payment-glitches-hit-nab#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 04:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[More Payment Glitches Hit NAB]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[More Payment Glitches Hit NAB &#8211; NAB has been hit with yet more glitches where customers were unable to process transactions which also stopped them from getting paid. NAB on Friday alerted customers via messages on Twitter and its internet banking website that delays in transaction processing had occurred and some customers&#8217; account balances may [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ford to Let Go 240 Workers</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/ford-to-let-go-240-workers</link>
		<comments>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/ford-to-let-go-240-workers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cars]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ford to Let Go 240 Workers &#8211; Ford has decided to drop 240 jobs from their Melbourne plants as demand for the Falcon large car dwindle. Ford Australia president Bob Graziano told The Age this morning a slump in demand for large cars had forced the decision. ‘‘There’s been moves into different types of vehicles, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holden Finally Returns to Profit After Hard Times</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/holden-finally-returns-to-profit-after-hard-times</link>
		<comments>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/holden-finally-returns-to-profit-after-hard-times#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Holden Finally Returns to Profit After Hard Times &#8211; Holden has returned to profit after a tough few years where they faced financial ruin. This comes after posting several large losses. Chief financial officer Mark Bernhard said the return to profit followed several years of challenging global economic conditions that affected the company&#8217;s sales and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.K. to get Iceland Money Back</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/u-k-to-get-iceland-money-back</link>
		<comments>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/u-k-to-get-iceland-money-back#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.K. to get Iceland Money Back &#8211; The U.K. claims they will get the money they lost from the collapse of banks in Iceland at the height of the global financial crisis. Mr Grimsson told the BBC assets from the collapsed bank Landsbanki would &#8220;in all likelihood&#8221; cover what was owed. The UK has said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Petrol Prices Hit 30 Month High</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/petrol-prices-hit-30-month-high</link>
		<comments>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/petrol-prices-hit-30-month-high#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Petrol Prices Hit 30 Month High &#8211; Petrol prices have hit a 30 month high on the back of Libya unrest and the on-going disaster in Japan. Commsec economist Savanth Sebastian says worries about the supply of oil caused by the troubles in the Middle East and North Africa could lift petrol prices by up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Budget Talks Fail</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/obama-budget-talks-fail</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obama Budget Talks Fail &#8211; President Obama&#8217;s talks on the budget have failed. The failed talks threaten a shut down if agreement is not reached. House Speaker John Boehner (R) of Ohio, Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D) of Nevada, Mr. Obama, and Vice President Biden – and members of their respective staffs – had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Economy Getting Stronger</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/u-s-economy-getting-stronger</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 11:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Economy Getting Stronger &#8211; President Barack Obama says the U.S. economy is getting stronger. The unemployment rate has fallen and the recovery is well and truely happening. The president noted that news coverage had recently been dominated by Japan&#8217;s agony after an earthquake and tsunami and fast-moving revolts in the Middle East. &#8220;But you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virgin Blue to Post Loss</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/virgin-blue-to-post-loss</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 01:04:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Virgin Blue to Post Loss &#8211; Virgin Blue is expected to post a full year loss on the back of several natural disasters and rising jet fuel prices. They are feeling the pain as are most of the other airlines. In early trade, Virgin Blue shares fell 2.5 cents, or 7.58 per cent, at 30.5c, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil Rises on Libya Worries</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/oil-rises-on-libya-worries</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 23:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oil Rises on Libya Worries &#8211; Oil prices are steadily rising amid worries about Libya and the constant bombing of the country by U.S., U.K. and French fighter jets. The main worry is the military campaign there will be a long one. Benchmark West Texas crude for May delivery gained $1.81, nearly 2 percent, at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil Prices Drop After Libya Cease Fire</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/oil-prices-drop-after-libya-cease-fire</link>
		<comments>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/oil-prices-drop-after-libya-cease-fire#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Mar 2011 11:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oil Prices Drop After Libya Cease Fire &#8211; Oil prices dropped dramatically following an announcement of a cease fire by the Libyan government. How real the cease fire is remains to be seen. Many think the Libyan leader is buying time before another attack. For the market, the announcement signalled &#8220;that a wider war won&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocks to Tumble Amid Fears</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/stocks-to-tumble-amid-fears</link>
		<comments>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/stocks-to-tumble-amid-fears#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stocks to Tumble Amid Fears &#8211; Shares globally have taken a dive amid unrest in Libya, Bahrain and the catastrophy in Japan. This morning on the the ASX 24, the March share price index futures contract was down 76 points at 4491, indicating a fall of about 1.7 per cent on the local market if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scammers Steal $63 Million</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/scammers-steal-63-million</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 22:25:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scammers Steal $63 Million &#8211; Last year scammers stole $63 million dollars from Australians. This is not surprising given the audacity and persistence of scammers in recent times. They use all forms of communication to try and trick hard working people out of their money. First it was letters sent to households, then un-solicited phone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Angus &amp; Robertson Closes Stores</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/angus-robertson-closes-stores</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 08:40:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Angus &#038; Robertson Closes Stores &#8211; Angus &#038; Robertson stores have closed after going in to administration. The company was in a lot of debt it could not repay. This comes as no surprise as their business has been in decline for a long time now. Administrators Ferrier Hodgson said they would close 37 Angus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big Banks Fight for Customers</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/big-banks-fight-for-customers</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big Banks Fight for Customers &#8211; Competition among the big four banks is set to increase with the Commonwealth Bank launching an attack on the NAB&#8217;s customer base. CBA launched a series of full-page newspaper ads over the weekend and a website with the address www.commbank.com.au/nabbed, in an effort to lure NAB business customers. It&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flight Centre Profits Soar</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/flight-centre-profits-soar</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flight Centre Profits Soar &#8211; Travel agency Flight Centre Ltd has reaffirmed its outlook and reported a surge in first-half profit, bettering its pre-financial crisis results, on the back of strong sales. Net profit after tax lifted 38 per cent to $70.5 million for the six months to December 31, while pre-tax profit grew 37 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>December 2010: Inflation Rises</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/december-2010-inflation-rises</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 04:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[December 2010: Inflation Rises &#8211; An estimate of consumer prices in Australia rose 0.2 per cent in December, pointing to increasing inflationary pressures for the economy, according to a report by TD Securities-Melbourne Institute issued today. The latest rise in the TD-MI monthly inflation gauge continues a string of rising inflation, after increases of 0.4 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Property Prices to Increase in 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/property-prices-to-increase-in-2011</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Asian Investors]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[house prices]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Property Prices to Increase in 2011 &#8211; While residential property prices remained relatively flat in the last quarter of 2010, a tight rental market and return to &#8220;normal&#8221; trends in first home ownership are likely to lead to firm growth late next year, they say. CommSec economist Savanth Sebastian said increasing rental demand and rising [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RBA Bank Liquidity Facility</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/rba-bank-liquidity-facility</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 23:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RBA Bank Liquidity Facility &#8211; THE RBA and APRA will offer Australia&#8217;s banks a secured liquidity facility to help them comply with the new Basel III requirements. The agreement from the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority comes less than a day after the Bank for International Settlements said banks would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NAB CEO Blasts Critics</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/nab-ceo-blasts-critics</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 03:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Annual Shareholders Meeting]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Blasts Critics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[NAB CEO Blasts Critics &#8211; National Australia Bank chairman Michael Chaney has lashed out at much of the criticism levelled at the banking industry on mortgage rates, calling it &#8220;unjustified and unfair&#8221;. The former Wesfarmers boss has sought to defend the sector from &#8220;bank bashing&#8221; saying many of the arguments about a lack of competition [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commonwealth Bank Fixes Glitch</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/commonwealth-bank-fixes-glitch</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 08:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[15 Minutes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank Fixes Glitch &#8211; The Commonwealth Bank believes it has now fixed a computer glitch which stopped some business and retail customers accessing account information on Tuesday morning. Up to five per cent of accounts at the bank, which services about 11 million Australians, were affected by the &#8220;late running file&#8221;, which failed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retail Spending To Improve In 2011</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/retail-spending-to-improve-in-2011</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 23:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retail Spending To Improve In 2011 &#8211; In what is disappointing news for Australian retailers, a poor year in 2010 is unlikely to be saved by some Christmas cheer according to a review of the sector by Australian economic consultancy Access Economics. The group&#8217;s “Retail Forecasts, November 2010” analysis suggests while 2010 has seen solid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australians Are Saving Money</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/australians-are-saving-money</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 14:41:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Australians Are Saving Money &#8211; When it comes to our spare cash, we are using it to pay down debt at a rate that is the highest in the world, according to Reserve Bank assistant governor Philip Lowe. The Australian Bureau of Statistics says we are saving about 10 per cent of household income, double [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mortgage Exit Fees Banned</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/mortgage-exit-fees-banned</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 14:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mortgage Exit Fees Banned &#8211; Treasurer Wayne Swan will announce today plans to ban mortgage exit fees &#8211; blamed for dampening competition by making it prohibitively expensive for customers to switch to cheaper loans &#8211; from July 1 next year. The Sunday Age believes the much-anticipated banking competition package also includes a plan to give [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wayne Swan Backs Small Banks</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/wayne-swan-backs-small-banks</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 03:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wayne Swan Backs Small Banks &#8211; Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has put his money where his mouth is on the big four banks &#8211; opening an account with a credit union. Mr Swan says the big four need to understand Australians will shop around for better deals, and demonstrated his point at a credit union [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australian Jobless Rate Drops</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/australian-jobless-rate-drops</link>
		<comments>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/australian-jobless-rate-drops#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 04:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Australian Jobless Rate Drops &#8211; Australia&#8217;s jobless rate fell to 5.2 per cent in November, with the economy creating the most jobs since January as employers gained confidence heading towards the year&#8217;s end, according to official data released today. The seasonally adjusted rate compares with a 5.4 per cent unemployment rate in October, according to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fixed Home Loans On The Rise</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/fixed-home-loans-on-the-rise</link>
		<comments>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/fixed-home-loans-on-the-rise#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 12:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fixed Home Loans On The Rise &#8211; The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today reported that 49,307 home loans were approved in October, a 1.9 per cent seasonally-adjusted increase compared to September. Economists forecasts had centred on a 0.3 per cent increase. The figures preceded November&#8217;s unexpected jump in mortgage rates. The proportion of homebuyers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Troubles For NAB Bank</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/more-troubles-for-nab-bank</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 12:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More Troubles For NAB Bank &#8211; Some customers in Melbourne complained that the bank&#8217;s ATMs were not dispensing cash. Others said account transfers conducted this morning did not reflect their balances accurately, The Australian reported. Businesses were not spared either: one of Sydney&#8217;s top restaurants, Kingsleys, had to manually take down customers&#8217; credit card details [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Treasury To Sell Citigroup Stake</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/treasury-to-sell-citigroup-stake</link>
		<comments>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/treasury-to-sell-citigroup-stake#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 01:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Treasury To Sell Citigroup Stake &#8211; The U.S. Treasury Department plans to sell the rest of its stake in Citigroup Inc., using a public offering to dispose of stock acquired during the taxpayer bailout of the financial system. The Treasury will sell about 2.4 billion common shares, the department said in a statement today in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Speed Economy Emerging</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/two-speed-economy-emerging</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[August Show]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two Speed Economy Emerging &#8211; Workers are flocking to the mining industry and the high Australian dollar is pushing some of the nation&#8217;s most iconic industries to the brink. Job figures provided by Access Economics for the year to the end of August show mining employment rose 16 per cent and construction 3 per cent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax Office Goes After Myer</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/tax-office-goes-after-myer</link>
		<comments>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/tax-office-goes-after-myer#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 22:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tax Office Goes After Myer &#8211; A bid to recover the $678 million tax bill from the giant Texas Pacific Group over the sale of the Myer department store chain is to continue. This comes as newly released rulings reaffirm the Australian Taxation Office&#8217;s stance on the controversial deal. The two rulings released yesterday also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wall Street Soars</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 22:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wall Street Soars &#8211; The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 249.76 points (2.27 per cent) to close at 11,255.78, with all 30 blue-chip components closing in positive territory, led by do-it-yourself retailer Home Depot, up 5.10 per cent. The S&#038;P 500 index, a broader measure of the market, rose 25.52 points (2.16 per cent) to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interest Rate Rises Could Force House Sales</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/interest-rate-rises-could-force-house-sales</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interest Rate Rises Could Force House Sales &#8211; The Mortgage Choice survey, completed before the Reserve Bank&#8217;s Melbourne Cup day decision to lift the cash rate, found 9per cent of mortgage holders could not afford any increases to the repayments on their loans, The Australian reports. The survey found that the two further 25-basis-point increases [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Building Approvals Sky Rocket</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/building-approvals-sky-rocket</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 04:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Building Approvals Sky Rocket &#8211; Approvals rose 9.3 per cent to 13,541 units in October, seasonally adjusted, from an upwardly revised 12,388 units in September, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said. But while the data suggests demand for housing may rebound, the stronger figures may not last because of higher interest rates, economists say. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RBA Boss Promotes Saving</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 22:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RBA Boss Promotes Saving &#8211; Sounding a warning about the &#8221;challenge of prosperity&#8221; facing the nation, Mr Stevens said last night that it would be unwise for Australia to become hooked on unsustainable levels of spending. There was no way to know if Australia&#8217;s roaring terms of trade &#8211; the value of exports relative to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NAB Glitch Is Still Not Fixed</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/nab-glitch-is-still-not-fixed</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 04:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NAB Glitch Is Still Not Fixed &#8211; NAB carried out remediation work overnight to complete payment and transaction processing from yesterday morning&#8217;s disruption, and these transactions have now been processed. But some payment processing originated yesterday had been delayed, including payments made to NAB customers and some payments from NAB to other banks&#8217; customers. NAB [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NAB Pay Delays Continue</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/nab-pay-delays-continue</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 23:51:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[25 November]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Backlog]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Thiele]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[NAB Pay Delays Continue &#8211; Millions of Australians could be strapped for cash this weekend, as National Australia Bank&#8217;s service problems drag on into a second day. The technical glitch, which affected millions of transactions including the deposit of salaries and Centrelink benefits yesterday, is also continuing to slow NAB&#8217;s ATM and eftpos transactions. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harvey Norman Wants Online GST</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/harvey-norman-wants-online-gst</link>
		<comments>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/harvey-norman-wants-online-gst#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 06:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Australian Retailers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australians]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Compliance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harvey Norman Wants Online GST &#8211; Harvey Norman chairman Gerry Harvey yesterday said local retailers were at an &#8220;unfair disadvantage&#8221; in competing against goods bought from overseas via the internet. Australians can buy online imports and not pay a goods and services tax (GST) for products costing less than $1000. The executive director of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank Chiefs Will Face Inquiry</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/bank-chiefs-will-face-inquiry</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Australian Operations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank Bosses]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Desperate Need]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nick Xenophon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bank Chiefs Will Face Inquiry &#8211; They will answer parliamentary critics that the Australian banking market is in desperate need of increased competition, The Australian reports. Commonwealth Bank&#8217;s Ralph Norris and National Australia Bank&#8217;s Cameron Clyne confirmed yesterday that they would appear before the committee when it meets from December 13 to 15. They will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Fed Lowers Economic Outlook</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[US Fed Lowers Economic Outlook &#8211; The US economy will grow only 2.4 per cent to 2.5 per cent this year, Fed officials said overnight in an updated forecast. That&#8217;s down sharply from a previous projection of three per cent to 3.5 per cent. Next year, the economy will expand by three per cent to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interest Rate Comparison Site Swamped</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/interest-rate-comparison-site-swamped</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Impetus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interest Rate Comparison]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Managing Director]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rohan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Summary Tables]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interest Rate Comparison Site Swamped &#8211; Financial comparison sites say they&#8217;ve noticed a significant jump in traffic to their sites in the last month, attributing it to the big four banks rising their interest rates by almost double that of the RBA. One financial comparison site said it had noticed an 80 per cent jump [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rate Hikes Squeezing Australian Purses</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 04:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bank Of Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Broker Loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chief Operating Officer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rate Hikes Squeezing Australian Purses &#8211; An online survey by mortgage broker Loan Market also found that almost two-thirds of respondents were re-assessing their spending due to higher mortgage repayments. Loan Market&#8217;s chief operating officer Dean Rushton says four official rate hikes by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) in 2010 has had a major [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RBA Stepped In To Stop Property Slump</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/rba-stepped-in-to-stop-property-slump</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 23:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RBA Stepped In To Stop Property Slump &#8211; The Reserve Bank deliberately intervened in the political debate over the property boom to stop governments releasing more land. The bank feared the release of land would cause traffic gridlock, environmental problems and potentially a US-style housing slump, The Australian reports. The move, detailed by a senior [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ireland Will Merge Banks</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/ireland-will-merge-banks</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 23:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ireland Will Merge Banks &#8211; Ireland&#8217;s banks will be pruned down, merged or sold as part of a massive EU-IMF bailout taking shape, the Irish Government said. Crucially, some experts say the rescue may have come too late to save the next weak link, Portugal, from a similar fate. Ireland&#8217;s crisis also appears likely to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Property Sales Fall 30 Percent</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/property-sales-fall-30-percent</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 04:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Property Sales Fall 30 Percent &#8211; REIWA figures show property sales in Western Australia are down 30 per cent compared to last year. The Institute&#8217;s deputy president David Airey says there is a 40 per cent over-supply of property in Perth which has created a buyers market. &#8220;There&#8217;s around 17,500 residential properties on the market [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Big Bank For Australia</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/new-big-bank-for-australia</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 11:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[anz]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Big Bank For Australia &#8211; &#8220;The government is determined to see a new pillar in the banking system, particularly based on our mutual sector,&#8221; Mr Swan told the Nine Network today. The treasurer also hinted the government would welcome the entry of a new player &#8211; in the shape of a giant financial entity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RBA Defends Interest Rate Hikes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RBA Defends Interest Rate Hikes &#8211; The central bank has defended its most recent interest rate rise, saying the &#8220;early, modest tightening&#8221; was a pre-emptive move to guard against future inflationary pressures. Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) deputy governor Ric Battellino says inflation is now &#8220;broadly in the middle of the target range&#8221;. But over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Interest Rate Rises On The Way For Australians</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/more-interest-rate-rises-on-the-way-for-australians</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 03:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More Interest Rate Rises On The Way For Australians &#8211; Australia&#8217;s strong recovery from the global economic downturn, fuelled by the mining boom, means the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will have to continue to raise its official cash rate, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) says. The OECD also said the global [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aussies Are Overworked</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/aussies-are-overworked</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aussies Are Overworked &#8211; More than half of all full-time workers would prefer to work fewer hours to juggle their work-life balance. And 80 per cent who work overtime would prefer not to. They were the findings of a survey commissioned by independent think tank The Australia Institute, which quizzed 1700 people across the nation. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Housing Land Getting Expensive</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/housing-land-getting-expensive</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Housing Land Getting Expensive &#8211; The median land price in Melbourne&#8217;s growth areas such as new suburbs Wyndham, Whittlesea, Casey and Melton rocketed 24 per cent in the past 12 months to $212,750 last quarter. According to research from property group Oliver Hume, the cost of building a new home has risen to $216,097, leaving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ANZ Increases Rates On Fixed Rate Home Loans</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/anz-increases-rates-on-fixed-rate-home-loans</link>
		<comments>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/anz-increases-rates-on-fixed-rate-home-loans#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANZ Increases Rates On Fixed Rate Home Loans &#8211; ANZ has lifted its interest rate on one, two, four and five-year fixed home loans by up to nine basis points, according to financial comparison website RateCity. ANZ raised the interest rate on one and two-year fixed home loans by four basis points to 7.03 per [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployment To Drop To 4.5 Percent</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/unemployment-to-drop-to-4-5-percent</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unemployment To Drop To 4.5 Percent &#8211; Treasury believes the budget is on track to return to surplus as promised, pencilling in an underlying cash balance of $3.1 billion in 2012-13, up from the May budget forecast of $1 billion, and marginally down from the pre-election forecast of $3.5 billion. Advertisement: Story continues below The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commonwealth Bank Customers Leaving In Droves</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/commonwealth-bank-customers-leaving-in-droves</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank Customers Leaving In Droves &#8211; An extra 40 staff had to be drafted to field calls from customers wanting to leave the bank or find out details of the impact of its decision to increase the rate on its home loans by 0.45 per cent. Between 20 and 25 extra staff are still [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Royal Dutch Shell Sells Woodside Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/royal-dutch-shell-sells-woodside-shares</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 02:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Royal Dutch Shell Sells Woodside Shares &#8211; Royal Dutch Shell has confirmed that its subsidiary, Shell Energy Holding Australia (SEHAL), has completed the sale of 78.34 million shares in oil and gas company Woodside. That represents 10 per cent of the total issued shares in Woodside. SEHAL now holds 190,119,364 shares representing 24.27 per cent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commonwealth Bank Customers Will Lose Homes</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/commonwealth-bank-customers-will-lose-homes</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 01:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank Customers Will Lose Homes &#8211; Commonwealth Bank chief executive Sir Ralph Norris has conceded his bank&#8217;s 0.45 per cent interest rate hike will cost some of his customers their homes, a reality he says troubles him. But in defence of his bank&#8217;s Melbourne Cup Day hike, Sir Ralph said it was better to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commonwealth Bank&#8217;s Super Sized Interest Rate Hike</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/commonwealth-banks-super-sized-interest-rate-hike</link>
		<comments>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/commonwealth-banks-super-sized-interest-rate-hike#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 01:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank&#8217;s Super Sized Interest Rate Hike &#8211; The Commonwealth Bank knows its big shareholders would not stand it earning only another $6 billion this financial year. That&#8217;s the real reason Australia&#8217;s largest and most profitable institution increased its lending rates by nearly twice as much as the Reserve Bank. The other big banks are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wayne Swan Thinks He Will Keep Banks Honest</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/wayne-swan-thinks-he-will-keep-banks-honest</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 01:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wayne Swan Thinks He Will Keep Banks Honest &#8211; Mr Swan&#8217;s comments come after the Commonwealth Bank yesterday increased its standard variable interest rate by almost double that of the Reserve Bank. The Federal Government is under pressure after Opposition Treasury spokesman Joe Hockey&#8217;s vowed to unveil a nine-point plan last week to reign in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tony Abbott In Favour Of A Flat Tax</title>
		<link>http://www.technologyslice.com.au/tony-abbott-in-favour-of-a-flat-tax</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:18:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tony Abbott In Favour Of A Flat Tax &#8211; The Opposition Leader, who also declared welfare reform one of the nation&#8217;s top priorities, last night used a Melbourne speech to ramp up his support for a flat tax rate for those earning between $25,000 and $180,000. Mr Abbott said Australia was in desperate need of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ANZ Profit Passes $5 Billion As Banks Cry Poor</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANZ Profit Passes $5 Billion As Banks Cry Poor &#8211; ANZ chief executive Mike Smith said today that the Australian economy was running at multi-speeds, but was becoming ‘‘more normal’’. The bank expects corporate lending volumes to rise in the first half of fiscal 2011. Advertisement: Story continues below ‘‘Corporates can’t sit on cash&#8230; They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NAB Profit Over $4 Billion</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:43:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NAB Profit Over $4 Billion &#8211; NAB shares rose in early trading, gaining as much as 2.8 per cent, or 70 cents, to $25.45. By late afternoon, though, the shares had trimmed their advance to be up 47 cents, or 1.9 per cent, to $25.22, while the overall market was off about 0.9 per cent. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australian CPI Posts Moderate Drop</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Australian CPI Posts Moderate Drop &#8211; The consumer price index rose 0.7 percent from the second quarter, the Bureau of Statistics said in Sydney today. That was less than the 0.8 percent median estimate in a Bloomberg News survey of 24 economists. The central bank’s measures of core inflation showed annual price increases slowed last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China Slows It&#8217;s Own Economic Growth</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 02:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Slice</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[China Slows It&#8217;s Own Economic Growth &#8211; The world&#8217;s second-largest economy grew 9.6 per cent in the quarter ending in September over a year ago, data showed. That was down from the previous quarter&#8217;s 10.3 per cent but still by far the highest of any major economy. The Chinese Government said the slowdown was in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>James Packer Trys To Take Over Channel 10</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 22:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Analysts believe the AFL broadcasting rights are central to Mr Packer&#8217;s move on Ten shares, which also gives him a &#8220;foot in both camps&#8221; when the federal government makes its decision on changing rules which specify that some sporting events should be kept on free TV. A substantial shareholder notice lodged with the Australian stock [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Massive Riots In France Protesting Retirement Age</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 02:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Right now there are massive riots hapenning in France over laws to extend the retirement age for it&#8217;s citizens. Police and rioters fired tear gas and petrol bombs at each other as there were fuel shortages due to strikes also protesting the laws. The rioters may be wrong in the way they are expressing their [...]]]></description>
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