The Australian economy faces multiple pressures
At present, the Australian economy is relatively weak, and maintain a low operating trend, a number of economic indicators have declined, Australia's official unemployment rate in December 2023 was 3.9%, expected to be 3.9%, the previous value was 3.9%. Westpac's consumer confidence index fell 2.4 per cent in April to an extremely pessimistic 82.4, two years after it began plummeting in early 2022 as soaring interest rates fuelled fears of rising cost of living pressures.
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