Rural Aussie consumer confidence hits record low

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Consumer confidence; ABS Household Spending Indicator The weekly ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence index fell by 4.5 per cent last week to 80.3 points, the lowest level since April 2020. The long-run

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Petrol prices near cycle lows; Inflation watch

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Weekly oil market update; Inflation update According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP), the national average unleaded petrol price fell by 8.1 cents last week to a 15-week low

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First home buyers retreat; Record refinancing

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Economic and financial market events The value of new home loans to owner-occupiers fell by 3.3 per cent in June, with loans to investors down 6.3 per cent. Refinancing soared

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Underlying inflation at a 31-year high

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Consumer Price Index  The main measure of inflation in Australia – the Consumer Price Index (CPI) – rose by 1.8 per cent in the June quarter (consensus: +1.9 per cent).

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Petrol prices to ease further, but watch the price cycle    

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Weekly oil market update According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP), the national average unleaded petrol price fell by 11.2 cents to 192.9 cents a litre (c/l) last week

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CommSec Research State of the States – July 2022

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Overall results How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out. Now in its 13th year, the report also includes a section comparing annual growth

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Unemployment rate hits 48-year low of 3.5 per cent

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Labour force Employment rose by 88,400 in June (consensus: +30,000) with full-time jobs up by 52,900 and part-time jobs lifting by 35,500. Total employment hit a record high of 13.6

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Consumer inflation expectations hit 15-week high

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Consumer confidence; CBA Household Spending Intentions (HSI) The weekly ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence index fell by 2.5 per cent to 81.6 (long-run average since 1990 is 112.4). Consumer inflation expectations over

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Year in Review. Year in Preview

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Year in Review 2021/22 – Year in Preview 2022/23 Now that the 2021/22 financial year is over, it is an opportune time to reflect on the past year and look

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Regional Aussie petrol prices hit record high   

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Weekly oil market update According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average unleaded petrol price rose by 6.4 cents to 211.9 cents a litre (c/l) last week, the

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