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Consumer and business confidence hit the kids

March 11, 2026 - 10:30 -- Admin

Yesterday, ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence dropped 3.7 points to 73.4 points. At 77.0 points, the four-week moving average decreased by 0.9 points. The four-week moving average increased by 0.3 percentage points to 5.5%, while “weekly inflation expectations” increased by 0.8 percentage points to 6.1%. The last year’s “current financial conditions” dropped by 1.2 points, while the

The oil endgame as Aussie rationing begins

March 11, 2026 - 09:00 -- Admin

According to BCA Research, the United States’ main goal in Iran is more constrained than that of Israel: reducing Iran’s capacity to pose a threat to the area, rather than overthrowing the Iranian government. The US specifically wants to undermine Iran’s navy, dismantle its nuclear and ballistic missile program, and stop supporting regional extremist organisations.

Australia’s population grows faster than India’s

March 11, 2026 - 08:00 -- Admin

Recently on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) there was a table detailing population growth for various developed economies since 2000, based on the numbers from the OECD database. Of the nations assessed, Canada had the strongest relative population growth between 2000 and 2024, expanding by 34.6%. This got me thinking: where would