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Markets, economies benefit from eustress: ABDO

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... elections. Given the macroeconomic environment turbulence over the last four years, it is no surprise that consumer sentiment has plummeted to new lows. Consumer confidence, particularly data from retail sales, is still in negative territory and sits ...

Cash rate unchanged at 4.35%

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024
... exporter, relatively less restrictive monetary policy and supportive fiscal policy. Wang expects to see Australian consumer sentiment moderately improve in the coming months, helped by declining inflation and possible tax and rate cuts this year. Investors ...

Gen Zs now 'loud budgeting': Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024
... latest TikTok trend and cutting back on their spending, saving an average of $450 a month. New NAB Economics consumer sentiment data has revealed more than half (56%) of Gen Z and younger Australians are using the money they're saving from cutting ...

Local housing market to reach inflection point: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... rates could remain higher for longer, worsening affordability challenges, and deeply pessimistic levels of consumer sentiment that look to be entrenched." NAB noted that the inflation indicator for October was lower than expected, which could ease fears ...

Growth, quality stocks to outperform: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023
... flourish over the long term. "You need people to lose jobs for inflation to come down in such an economy because consumer sentiment is still very strong and the consumers are driving the market in places like the US at the moment," Taw said in the latest ...

Taskforce exposes rising dangers for retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... harmful channels, such as detrimental finfluencer activity. Issuing public alerts, warnings, and monitoring consumer sentiment, and engaging with online service providers for early prevention and disruption of misconduct are critical, the report said. ...

Business confidence, conditions rally: NAB

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2022
... been dropping, as have house prices. "So far in 2022, household spending has been robust despite very weak consumer sentiment, with strong employment gains, high levels of household saving and a desire to travel more than offsetting concerns about the ...

Consumer confidence rises as inflation expectations drop

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2022
... prices could see petrol prices drop even further in the coming weeks. This would potentially lower IE and lift consumer sentiment further. Though, despite this week's positive result, RBA governor Phillip Lowe has warned that higher prices for petrol ...

Economic recap: Week to November 12

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
... economy's improving circumstance. This is underscored by the latest improvement in domestic business and consumer sentiment. The latest NAB business survey showed that both business conditions and confidence rose sharply in October from November ...

Economic recap: Week to August 20

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
... and the safe haven commodity, gold. While there was good news on Australia's labour market, business and consumer sentiment indicators suggest this wouldn't last long. The economy added 2,200 jobs in July - paltry, but a great deal more than ...
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