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Economy

Cashless Bushfire Crisis

Post author By Heise Says
Post date 04/01/2020

Cashless Aussies are resorting to stealing and looting.

Tags Bushfire, Cashban, debt, Economy, Retails, Shopping, Spending

Economy

Consumers Lease Dogs

Post author By Heise Says
Post date 04/01/2020

Consumers are actually leasing dogs.

Tags debt, Economy, Retails, Shopping, Spending

Economy

Australia’s Christmas Debt

Post author By Heise Says
Post date 03/01/2020

#Retail #Shopping #HeiseSays Australians have spent big on Christmas and gone into debt. References One in three Australians start 2020 with a ‘Christmas debt hangover’ https://www.news.com.au/finance/money/costs/one-in-three-australians-start-2020-with-a-christmas-debt-hangover/news-story/1bcd02b3c7a51da4a2204bbf5e47cb0a

Tags debt, Economy, Retails, Shopping, Spending

Economy

Australia Locked Into Belt and Road

Post author By Heise Says
Post date 24/12/2019

Will we sign up to the Belt and Road?

Tags Belt and Road, China, Economy, Infrastructure, Investment, Spending

Economy

Cashban Leading to Spending Fines

Post author By Heise Says
Post date 15/12/2019

Greece is looking at fining people if they don’t spend 30% of their income electronically.

Tags Cash Limit, Cashban, Economy, EU, Fines, Greece, Spending, Spending Fine, Taxes

Economy

Discretionary Spending Falls

Post author By Heise Says
Post date 06/12/2019

Discretionary spending has fallen and household saving is climbing. Looks like people are worried and getting prepared.

Tags Australia, Economy, GDP, Recession, Shopping, Spending

Economy

$3.8 Billion Infrastructure Injection

Post author By Heise Says
Post date 20/11/2019

The government is bringing forward $3.8 billion worth of infrastructure spending in hopes of stimulating the economy.

Tags Australia, Economy, Government, Infrastructure, Spending, Transportation

Economy Recession Retail

Retail Levels Crash

Post author By Heise Says
Post date 05/11/2019

#Retail #Recession #HeiseSays Retail levels have crashed to levels not seen since the 1990’s recession. References Retail slumps to ‘weakest’ level since 1990s recession as tax cuts fail to stimulate consumer spending https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/worrying-sign-retail-slumps-to-worst-performance-since-last-recession-as-jobs-weaken-20191104-p5378r.html?fbclid=IwAR3h2VWqEkoJQJPDUX36h12CN9x7UMbpKce448y28rwZjEpYBcymiA8l87M

Tags Cash Ban, consumer confidence, Credit Cards, Economy, Eftpos, Finance, Retail, Spending

Economy

Secret Eftpos fees

Post author By Heise Says
Post date 04/11/2019

#Eftpos #Australia #HeiseSays Eftpos transaction fees are being passed onto consumers with greater frequency. Luck we still have cash….oh. References

Tags Cash Ban, consumer confidence, Consumer Spending, Credit Cards, Economy, Eftpos, Finance, Retail, Spending

Economy Recession

Government Spending to the Rescue

Post author By Heise Says
Post date 30/09/2019

#Stimulus #Australia #Infrastructure Calls are being made for the government to increase stimulus spending. Are we in danger of our leaders falling for the broken window fallacy? References Calls for urgent stimulus led by ‘shovel-ready’ projects as economy loses momentum ‘quite quickly’ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-30/calls-for-urgent-stimulus-as-economy-loses-momentum/11558810 https://www.infrastructureaustralia.gov.au/search-priority-list-map

Tags Australia, Broken Window, Business, Dams, Infrastructure, Infrastructure Australia, Roads, Spending, Stimulus