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Benchmark S&P/ASX 200 sank 6% within minutes of market opening – sending it back to levels not seen since late 2023

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[–] kudra 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Gooooooo

All I can say is I hope this gives the RWNJs pause about voting for the potato, if they think stocks will go down even further unless we distance ourselves from the US, then we might not be doomed to 3 years of similar stupidity.

[–] PointyReality@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

One would hope so but the disinfo is strong in their faces and they lack the critical thinking skills to discern the difference. Our only chance is the rest of us out numbering them.

[–] Kanzar 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Well we're fucked, aren't we?

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 5 points 1 week ago

Yeah and the best part, all our supers are tied into the stock market somehow. So good luck retiring.

No pension no super work till you die peasant

[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] kudra 2 points 1 week ago

Never a bad time for a DieHard quote 😎

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 1 points 1 week ago

All I can say is I hope this gives the RWNJs pause about voting for the potato

They don't, they are expecting rate cuts which will make everything better and that trump has said there will be pain so this is expected