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Chief economist update: Another five minutes of retail sunshine?

The Australian labour market is indeed improving but until there's a meaningful lift in wages and reduction in household debt (not to mention the negative wealth effect from the current retreat in stock prices), chances are retail spending will remain on the down-low.

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