More confident, but does it matter?

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Consumer confidence Consumer sentiment: The Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer confidence rose by 2.4 per cent in January to 93.2. The ANZ-Roy Morgan weekly survey previously showed that confidence rose

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Above-average consumer confidence

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Consumer confidence Consumer confidence rises: The weekly ANZ/Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating rose by 1.4 per cent in the week to January 18 to a 4-week high of 113.6, well

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Jobs hit new highs and outlook bright

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Labour force Full-time jobs rose by 41,600 in December while part-time jobs rose fell by 4,100. Jobless rate falls: The unemployment rate fell from 6.2 per cent to 6.1 per

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Job market improves; Lending at 12-month lows

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Lending Finance; Job vacancies Lending eases: Total lending finance fell by 1.9 per cent in November – the third fall in four months. Total lending in November stood at a

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Spending intentions at 5-month high

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Consumer confidence; Chinese trade Consumer confidence rises: The weekly ANZ/Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating rose by 0.3 per cent in the week to January 11 to a 4-week high of

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Petrol slides; jobs grow; housing slows

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Weekly petrol price report; Job ads; Home loans; Credit & debit cards Petrol prices ease: According to the Australian Institute of Petroleum, the national average Australian price of petrol fell

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Record Wealth! Population growth slows

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Financial Accounts; Population Household wealth stood at a record $7,718.5 billion at the end of September, up $122.5 billion or 2.0 per cent over the quarter. In per capita terms,

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Reserve Bank takes aim at Aussie dollar

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Reserve Bank Board minutes; Consumer confidence Reserve Bank Board minutes: There was no discernible change in the tone of the Board minutes when it comes to view on interest rates.

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The Big Issues of 2015

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  For over a decade we have produced “The Big Issues” report – a report that has sought to highlight the issues that are expected to influence the economy over

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Good, but not great economic growth

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National accounts Another quarter of growth: The record-breaking economic expansion is currently in its 24th year. The Australian economy grew by 0.3 per cent in the September quarter after a

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