Biggest fall in consumer confidence in 6 years; Consumers’ inflation expectations at 3-year high.

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Consumer sentiment Consumer sentiment: The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating fell by 6.0 per cent to 112.3 in the past week – the largest fall since the week ended May

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24 Oct 2018

Slowest Chinese economic growth in 9½ years

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Chinese economic data The Chinese economy grew at a 6.5 per cent annual rate in the September quarter (forecast: +6.6 per cent), down from 6.7 per cent in the June quarter

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22 Oct 2018

Shares slide on growth concerns

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Sharemarket trends; Reserve Bank speech Global sharemarkets fall: Shares in the US and Europe slid by around 2-4 per cent on Wednesday. Speech from Reserve Bank official: Reserve Bank Assistant Governor Luci

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12 Oct 2018

Record building work; positive consumers

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Consumer sentiment; Building activity Consumer confidence: The Westpac/Melbourne Institute survey of consumer sentiment index rose by 1.0 per cent to a reading of 101.5 in October. The sentiment index is

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11 Oct 2018

Family finances in best shape for 8 months

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Consumer sentiment; Purchasing managers survey Consumer confidence: The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating rose by 0.8 per cent to a 7-week high of 118.1 in the past week. The index is

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03 Oct 2018

Fastest lift in non-bank lending in a decade

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Private sector credit Lending: Private sector credit (effectively, outstanding loans) rose by 0.5 per cent in August after a 0.4 per cent rise in July. Credit was up 4.5 per cent

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02 Oct 2018

Record annual infrastructure building

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Engineering construction work done Engineering: Engineering construction work done rose by 2.2 per cent in the June quarter, down by 5.2 per cent from a year ago. A month ago, it

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27 Sep 2018

Family finances seen in best shape for 8 months

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Consumer sentiment Consumer confidence: The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating fell 0.7 per cent from 5-week highs to 117.2 in the past week. The index is comfortably above the average of

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26 Sep 2018

Wholesale petrol prices hit 4-year highs

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Weekly Petrol prices Petrol: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol rose by 0.6 cents to a four-month high of 152.8 cents a

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25 Sep 2018

CommSec iPhone index: Australia 4th cheapest

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Economic trends Do we have a Goldilocks Aussie dollar – not too hot, not too cold, just about right? According to CommSec iPhone index Australia is now the 4th cheapest country

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12 Sep 2018