Can Malcolm prevent recession?

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From Credit Suisse:

Australia now has its fifth Prime Minister in five years. Only Greece has had more leaders since 2010. We believe the risk of economic recession has decreased as a Turnbull-led government should be more willing to embrace counter-cyclical fiscal policy. We also expect an acceleration in the reform agenda. Both fiscal expansion and reform should be positive for Aussie equities. Within the equity market we believe new leadership could be positive for media M&A and retailers. Meanwhile, more fiscal stimulus could weigh on stocks providing a high dividend yield and little else.

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About the author
David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The Diplomat, the Asia Pacific’s leading geo-politics and economics portal. He is also a former gold trader and economic commentator at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, the ABC and Business Spectator. He is the co-author of The Great Crash of 2008 with Ross Garnaut and was the editor of the second Garnaut Climate Change Review.