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Performance of services index, at 57.9 in August for its best result in 2016
– prior revised to 54.5 from 54.2
– all 5 sub-indices higher on the month
BNZ comment:

Submitted by Michael Shedlock via MishTalk.com,

A reader sent me an image of Hillary imposed with images of Peter Sellers from the movie Mysterious Doctor Strangelove.

I bit of digging turned up other interesting images and articles.

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Here’s a Bloomberg piece taking a look at movement in holdings of gold
Some of the observations from the piece:
– Speculators cut gold longs by the most in more than three months

, though, the gold price has been on a rip this year, which puts the headline into context somewhat.

Westpac remarks on the result:
– Middle – high income households lift in confidence
– Lower income more concerns about economic outlook
– Rural regions show particular concerns on economic outlook in the years to come

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It appears that it is not just President Duterte that is happy to express the Philippines’ disdane for America (and in particular President Obama).

The Philippines foreign minister has warned that his country will not be treated like a “little brown brother” to the US, and will not be lectured on human rights.

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This article by David Haggith was originally published on The Great Recession Blog.
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