The big issues of 2016

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For the past 12 years Comsec has produced “The Big Issues” report – a report that has sought to highlight the issues that are expected to influence the economy over the

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Early Christmas present for motorists

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Job advertisements; Weekly petrol prices Petrol: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of unleaded petrol fell by 1.6 cents per litre to 124.7 cents

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Business credit rises at fastest pace 6½-years

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Business Indicators; Inflation; Private sector credit; Weekly petrol prices Lending up: Private sector credit (lending) rose by 0.7 per cent in October after a similar rise in September. Annual credit

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Largest fall in business investment on record

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Business investment Investment slides: New business spending on buildings and equipment fell by 9.2 per cent in the September quarter – the largest quarterly fall on record and the fifth

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Wages ahead of prices…just

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Wage price index Slow wage growth: The wage price index rose by 0.6 per cent in the September quarter after a 0.6 per cent rise in the June quarter. Annual

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Consumers still confident; Optimistic RBA

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Reserve Bank Board minutes; Consumer confidence Reserve Bank Board minutes upbeat on growth: “The prospects for an improvement in economic conditions had firmed a little over recent months”. The Reserve

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New lending hits 7½-year highs

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Lending finance; Credit & Debit cards Lending: Total new loans (personal, business, housing & lease) rose by 6.4 per cent in September to a 7½-year high of $75.3 billion. It

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Reserve Bank view on rates; Record vehicle sales

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Reserve Bank Governor Speech; New vehicle sales Easing bias: In a speech, the Reserve Bank Governor clearly stated the easing bias: “were a change to monetary policy to be required

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Aussie consumers are in good spirits

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Consumer confidence Consumer confidence: The weekly ANZ/Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating rose by 1.8 points (1.6 per cent) to 115.2 in the week to November 1. Confidence is up 0.5

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CommSec State of the States – October 2015

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Overall results How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out by analysing eight key indicators: economic growth; retail spending; equipment investment; unemployment; construction work

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