Business confidence lifts; Export sales at 13-year high

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NAB Business Survey; Credit & debit card lending; Weekly Consumer Confidence Business conditions and confidence: The NAB business confidence index rose 7.8 points to +11.0 points in July – a 10-month

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RBA: Cautious optimism but in wait and see mode

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RBA Board minutes Reserve Bank Board minutes: Minutes of the November Board meeting confirm that the Reserve Bank is assessing developments before deciding the next move in interest rates. “it was

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Spending slowdown: Pause for breath?

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Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Index Economy-wide spending eased slightly in September after 13 months of gains. In trend terms the Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI), fell by 0.1 per

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Commsec: Unemployment rate lifts to 4-year high

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Labour force Jobs & jobless rate: Employment rose by 10,300 in June after falling by a revised 700 jobs in May (previously reported as a 1,100 rise in jobs). Economists had

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Commsec: Mining states more pessimistic

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Consumer confidence; Chinese trade data Consumer sentiment: The Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer confidence fell by 0.1 per cent in July. Three of the five components of the index fell in

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