First-quarter sales for hardware chain Bunnings’ operations in the UK and Ireland have dropped more than 13 percent, reports Fairfax.
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On Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the latest update on its quarterly inflation gauge, the consumer price index. �…
Economists have played down the prospect of a further interest rate cut, despite new data showing that inflation has slipped to its lowest p…
Retailers remain pessimistic about their performance in the first quarter, according to a Dun & Bradstreet report, with expectations dow…
Industry groups have applauded the Reserve Bank’s decision to lower the cash rate to 4.25%, as the European debt crisis continues to impac…
Retailers have welcomed the Reserve Bank’s decision to cut interest rates ahead of Christmas, but the banks remain uncertain about the lik…
An interest rate cut on Melbourne Cup Day looks increasingly likely, with new figures showing consumer inflation rose just 0.6% in the third…
Small business sales increased by 5.2% year-on-year in September, according to the latest ANZ Small Business Trends report, but economists s…
Business conditions perked up in September amid talk of an interest rate cut and the falling Australian dollar, the latest NAB survey shows,…