Posts tagged "discretionary spending"

Australian consumers and workers may benefit from changing economic conditions in 2024, yet retailers can expect hardships to continue, according to Deloitte.

Was the retail data released yesterday really bad enough to justify comparisons to the financial crisis?

The impact of the pandemic is continuing to show up in odd places. This time, consumer spending on sheets over shoes.

Grattan Institute researchers say the federal government needs to commit to an additional $120 billion of fiscal stimulus.

The government has pumped tens of billions of dollars into the economy, but households are shoving much of it under their mattresses.