consumer sentiment

A housing expert has warned property markets could be “fragmented” next year amid a country-wide rebound of house prices, as a new report tips prices to rise up to 4 per cent alone.PropTrack’s latest Property Market Outlook report, released…

This month, the Albanese government has broken three records for poor economic management and declining living standards.The first of these records relates to Australia’s real household disposable income, which is arguably the single best…

Australia’s lucrative $3bn subscription video on demand market is confronting a new headwind from cost-conscious young Australians, with four in 10 Gen Zs cancelling a streaming service in the past three months.National Australia Bank,…

First-home buyers have defied odds with new figures showing more took out mortgages in September despite the cost of living crunch. Monthly new loan commitments for first-home owner-occupiers jumped 1.4 per cent over the month to $4.6bn,…

Gen Z Australians are saving hard to splash out on “once-in-a-lifetime” moments as part of a generational move to make up for time lost to the pandemic, according to the latest consumer survey from one of Australia’s biggest banks. NAB’s…

Australia’s house price recovery continued in April, with PropTrack’s dwelling values index recording a 0.1 per cent monthly rise to be up 1.4 per cent from its December trough.Sydney, the market which led the downturn, is now leading the…

Aussie homeowners are being battered by increasingly brutal interest rate rises – but there could be some relief on the horizon.According to Westpac’s latest survey released on Tuesday, consumer sentiment remained unchanged at 78.5 in March…

A quarterly report on the retail sector from one of Australia’s leading economic analysis firms makes for grim reading, as consumers nationwide penny-pinch amid rising interest rates.Deloitte Access Economics’ report on the December quarter…

Christmas is just around the corner but one supermarket giant is already warning there could be shortages of some holiday favourites.Amid the cost of living crisis, supply shortages, a pandemic and new wave of cyber crimes, Aussies are…

The brand is looking to capitalise on a groundswell of consumer interest in zero emissions vehicles and grow its prestige market share.This is undercutting its Swedish headquarters’ plan to go all EV by 2030.Volvo Australia managing…