Mortgage holders’ confidence crashes to lowest level since 1994 as year that ‘feels like a recession’ looms
Westpac survey results signal growing sense of ‘helplessness’ while Jim Chalmers faces growing pressure to rein in spending Confidence among mortgaged…
Westpac survey results signal growing sense of ‘helplessness’ while Jim Chalmers faces growing pressure to rein in spending Confidence among mortgaged households has crashed to its lowest level in more than three decades amid a growing sense of “helplessness” about the economy, even as a dramatic shift in financial markets suggests there is now a strong chance of a Reserve Bank rate cut by this time next year.
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- United Kingdom · Europe
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- The Guardian
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- Jim Chalmers, Confidence, Reserve Bank, Westpac
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- Business
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