Weary retail recovery has rate cut almost in the bag
All the smoke signals point to an interest rate cut as Australian retail spending continues to grow amid cooling consumer and producer inflation.
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All the smoke signals point to an interest rate cut as Australian retail spending continues to grow amid cooling consumer and producer inflation.
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Clearance rates and open home visits were up as Anthony Albanese was returned to power - and confidence returned to the property market.
Australian retail spending continues to grow amid cooling consumer and producer inflation, with all the smoke signals pointing to an interest rate cut in May.
Quarterly inflation figures have come in slightly higher than expected, but could still make room for an interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank.
State of the States report shows that Western Australia is holding up best in cost-of-living crisis.
Quarterly numbers are expected to show inflation has drifted into the Reserve Bank's target range to set up a further interest rate cut.
Easter's impact on auction rates saw the lowest numbers since January - and a drop on the same period last year.
Financial markets expect another three cuts this year, following the bank’s first quarter percentage point rate cut in February.
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