Not even the best financial gurus will even hazard a guess as to when this will happen..Meanwhile the banking crowd say it will never happen again and so say the politicians.
Now I feel sure that all members on SS would dearly love to know if and when the banks find themselves in the shit in Australia. Well in 08/09 two of our major banks and the Australian Federal Reserve bank were bailed out by the US Federal Reserve!
Australia was very lucky that the Australian economy at that time was in a strong position but even then the ASX fell by at least 40%. Will we be so fortunate next time?
IMO the Australian economy is not in as good a position as 2007. Here is why... The mining industry is not as profitable as in 07, our car industry is slowly dying and therefore we will have to import all cars therfore our balance of payments will be in much worse position. Also we have to pay for our petrol and oil imports.. I can see a rapid decline in our balance of payments...If the AU$ declines the situation will get even worse!
Now here is the real danger! The Australian housing market has never been stronger,thanks to the extra borrowings of Australian banks to keep the RE market in Sydney and Melbourne on the boil...The banks in Australia borrow short and lend long...This is fine unless the supply of short term loans dry up from the US and also providing interest rates don't spike. Where will the Australian banks get their short term loans from then?
Therefore if you want to know when it is about to happen (shtf in Australia) watch the US share market and the US$..and also the banks in both Europe and the USA.
I think that many people in Australia will suffer terrible financial hardship if interest rates go up sharply and like Robert Kiyosaki says your home will no longer be an asset but a noose around your neck.
Can we as a nation avoid a financial crisis..Maybe the government could put another 2.5% on the GST and save all the money in a national future fund only to be used as short term loans to our banks therefore lessening our dependence on short term loans from the US to our banks.
It is better late than never!
Regards Errol 43
Now I feel sure that all members on SS would dearly love to know if and when the banks find themselves in the shit in Australia. Well in 08/09 two of our major banks and the Australian Federal Reserve bank were bailed out by the US Federal Reserve!
Australia was very lucky that the Australian economy at that time was in a strong position but even then the ASX fell by at least 40%. Will we be so fortunate next time?
IMO the Australian economy is not in as good a position as 2007. Here is why... The mining industry is not as profitable as in 07, our car industry is slowly dying and therefore we will have to import all cars therfore our balance of payments will be in much worse position. Also we have to pay for our petrol and oil imports.. I can see a rapid decline in our balance of payments...If the AU$ declines the situation will get even worse!
Now here is the real danger! The Australian housing market has never been stronger,thanks to the extra borrowings of Australian banks to keep the RE market in Sydney and Melbourne on the boil...The banks in Australia borrow short and lend long...This is fine unless the supply of short term loans dry up from the US and also providing interest rates don't spike. Where will the Australian banks get their short term loans from then?
Therefore if you want to know when it is about to happen (shtf in Australia) watch the US share market and the US$..and also the banks in both Europe and the USA.
I think that many people in Australia will suffer terrible financial hardship if interest rates go up sharply and like Robert Kiyosaki says your home will no longer be an asset but a noose around your neck.
Can we as a nation avoid a financial crisis..Maybe the government could put another 2.5% on the GST and save all the money in a national future fund only to be used as short term loans to our banks therefore lessening our dependence on short term loans from the US to our banks.
It is better late than never!
Regards Errol 43