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Vital Signs: the interest rate cut that could lead to less business investment

  • Written by The Conversation

This week has been consumed with the Federal Budget, featuring Scott Morrison’s growth fantasy, and some timing tricks masquerading as good economic policy.

And while the politics of economic policy in the budget have been dissected by the press, it is worth remembering that the real economy ticked along.

Or didn’t, really.

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