It would seem odd that the guesses of a random collection of people inform economic policy. But there’s more to consumer sentiment than that.
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In an interview with the Australian Financial Review last week, Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens suggested the Australian dollar might fall to US75 cents in 2015. And he intimated that it wouldn’t be…
Treasurer Joe Hockey called on shoppers this week to “not let Santa down” and asked them to spend up big at the stores this Christmas. Unfortunately, the latest retail and consumer confidence data indicate…
The CAMA RBA Shadow Board is a project by the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, based at the ANU, which asks industry and academic economists what interest rate the Reserve Bank of Australia should…
Consumer sentiment has tumbled to levels not seen since August 2011, in a post-budget drop economists say does not reflect the real state of the economy. According to the monthly Westpac Melbourne Institute…
Yesterday morning came the news South African retailer Woolworths had offered $4 a share to acquire David Jones, a proposal that has the approval of the department store’s board. This offer, worth an estimated…
Wary consumers are unmoved by recent interest rate cuts and healthy economic figures, according to an index of consumer sentiment that registered a rise of just 0.3% in June to 95.6%. The survey of 1200…
The lead up to Christmas inevitably draws our attention to the actions and performance of retailers. This December there have been very few tales of cheer. Major players such as JB Hi Fi, Billabong and…
Consumer confidence has fallen by 8.3% to its lowest level in two years, according to the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index. The drop has been connected to speculation about the impact…
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Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, School of Economics, UNSW
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Associate Professor, Research School of Economics, and Research Associate, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Australian National University
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Professor of Institutional Economics, RMIT University
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Director, Master of Business Administration Program (MBA); Co-Director, Better Consumption Lab, Deakin University
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Dean of Business School, University of Southern Queensland
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Senior Research Fellow (Macroeconomics), Melbourne Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in International Business & Strategic Management, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University
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Associate Professor of Economics, Melbourne Business School
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Professor of Economics, University of Canberra
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Professor of Economics, University of the Western Cape
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Professor, Finance, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex