{
  "id": 12256708,
  "title": "Australia’s Consumer Confidence Tumbles Further After Rate Hike",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/australias-consumer-confidence-tumbles-further-after-rate-hike",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-05T23:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-05/australia-s-consumer-confidence-tumbles-further-after-rate-hike"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Australia’s consumer confidence declined further in October, driven by the Reserve Bank’s interest-rate increase and ongoing pressure from fuel prices, with households reporting growing unease over the jobs outlook.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}