CBA appears oblivious to risk

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CBA chief economist Michael Blythe is out at BS today with his list of risks for 2016:

1. A new Chinese investor?

China runs a current account surplus. That surplus is put at around 3 per cent of GDP in 2016 and has averaged 4.6 per cent of GDP over the past decade. That surplus needs to be recycled into global financial markets.

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