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Business confidence, conditions rally: NAB

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
... the coming months as higher interest rates begin to weigh on household budgets." Meanwhile, ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence levels dropped after the RBA raised interest rates for the fourth straight month, increasing the cash rate by 0.5% to 1.85%. ...

Stagflation: What should we expect?

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
... at that household balance sheet and all those accumulated savings." According to Joiner, collapsing global consumer confidence should also be taken seriously. "We are seeing this in all major economies... Consumers don't like inflation and interest ...

Relax rate expectations: Franklin Templeton

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2022
... driver for bond market returns over the year ahead, he added. "With household debt levels at record highs and consumer confidence already weak, a cash rate as implied by current markets would likely push Australia into a housing led recession," Canobi ...

Consumer confidence rises as inflation expectations drop

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2022
This week ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence increased by 2.3 points to 93.4 after petrol prices dropped approximately 30 cents per litre. But consumer confidence is still 14.3 points below its level from the same week a year ago. Consumer confidence ...

Experienced advisers in education limbo

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
... changes improve the accessibility and affordability of financial advice whilst upholding standards that support consumer confidence in the profession," she said

Chief economist: Is this a buy op?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022
... Australia could ride the wave of higher commodity prices but then again, rising inflation is a de facto tax on consumer confidence and consumption and, by extension, company earnings and investment returns. Expectations for an RBA tightening of monetary ...

Economic recap: Week to December 3

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2021
... savings are certain to be spent this quarter and the next ones now that the lockdowns are over - evidenced by consumer confidence readings (that showed optimists outnumbering pessimists even during the lockdowns in the September quarter). So much so ...

Former Regal FM portfolio manager banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
... manipulation is an enduring priority for ASIC. Market manipulation undermines the integrity of, and diminishes consumer confidence in, Australia's financial markets," ASIC said.

Economic recap: Week to September 10

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... delaying "taper" would convey a sense of panic from the RBA that, in turn, would set a vicious cycle of weaker consumer confidence and spending, reduced business revenues and profits and therefore, delayed and/or decreased investment in plants, machineries ...

Tax agent banned for dishonesty

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
... said. "Over 88% of consumers have high levels of trust in their tax practitioners - we need to protect this consumer confidence, especially at this time of the year when people's tax affairs are often at the forefront. If you know someone doing the wrong ...