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"It sets up the potential for a by-election, and given the current position of the government, they are in a fairly precarious position so it would have the potential to change government," said Craig James , chief economist at Sydney-based brokerage CommSec.

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Near full employment has helped boost consumers' confidence to buy new cars, according to Savanth Sebastian, an economist at broker CommSec, which estimates that more than one in four cars sold in Australia are sports utility vehicles.

Australian Car Sales Soar Enda Curran 2011

"It may not be nirvana, but so far that nice balance between hot and cold areas of the economy has been playing out," said Craig James, chief economist at CommSec.

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"A foreign investor would be looking at this and be saying it's not really the time to be embracing Australian stocks," Craig James, Chief Economist at CommSec, the online brokerage arm of the country's biggest bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, said.

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CommSec estimates that Australian consumers purchasing an iPod overseas can save A$38 in New York and A$37 in Hong Kong largely because of currency appreciation.

Australian Dollars Weighs on Retailers James Glynn 2010

Commonwealth Bank of Australia ' s CommSec brokerage unit estimates that total retail sales gained 2.8% in the first nine months of the year.

Australian Dollars Weighs on Retailers James Glynn 2010

If there's a hung Parliament or an otherwise inconclusive result, "the Australian dollar would be the main casualty," CommSec Chief Economist

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" The bottom line is that the sharp lift in the Australian dollar has markedly changed the landscape, " writes Craig James , chief economist at CommSec.

Australian Dollars Weighs on Retailers James Glynn 2010

The Australian reports that leading site CommSec was offline for half an hour.

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" We don ' t expect the Reserve Bank to touch official interest rates until at least April 2011, but the chances of an earlier move have increased with the latest jobs data, " said Craig James , chief economist at CommSec.

Australian Jobs Surge, Quelling Slowdown Talk James Glynn 2010