Delta plays havoc with spending trends

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Consumer confidence; Retail trade What happened?  Retail trade fell by 1.7 per cent in August to be down 0.7 per cent on a year ago. Consumer sentiment rose 0.4 per

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Consumer confidence hits 9-week high

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RBA Board meeting minutes; Consumer confidence; CBA Household spending intentions What happened? The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Board released the minutes of its September 7 meeting. At the meeting,

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Biggest lift in consumer confidence in 22 weeks

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Consumer confidence; CBA card spending; Overseas arrivals & departures What happened? The weekly ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence rating rose by 3.1 per cent – the most in 22 weeks –

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Luxury vehicle sales lift; Petrol hits 20-month high.

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CommSec Luxury Vehicle index; Oil market update What happened? The CommSec index of luxury new vehicle sales rose to a 3-month high in August (and second highest in 33 months)

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Energy sector lifts as investors weigh up Delta-Vax

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Oil market update; ANZ job ads; Monthly inflation gauge What happened? Last week, the Brent crude price fell by US9 cents or 0.1 per cent to US$72.61 a barrel while

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Higher oil prices, but energy sector at 2-month low

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Job ads; Oil market update; Inflation gauge What happened? Crude oil prices rose by 2.5-3 per cent last week. And the key Singapore regional gasoline price is now not far

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CommSec State of the States, July 2021

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July 2021 Overall results How are Australia’s states and territories performing? Each quarter CommSec attempts to find out. Now in its 12th year, the report also includes a section comparing

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Petrol lifts 8% in June quarter, stoking inflation

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Oil market update What happened? Global oil prices jumped by around 2 per cent on Friday as traders reacted to falling US inventories and signs of stronger demand from both

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Year in review. Year in preview

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The past year: 2020/21 In 2019/20 Australia experienced its first recession in 28 years – impacted by the COVID-19 coronavirus as well as drought, bushfires and storms. But over 2020/21

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Inflation: Alert but not alarmed

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Purchasing manager survey; Skilled vacancies; International trade What happened? Price pressures eased slightly in the latest surveys of purchasing managers. Implications: Investors must remain alert to inflation indicators. Clearly the

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