Consumers are funny. Their confidence levels are like we're in a recession and yet they're still spending up a storm despite the fourth interest rate hike in a row. So what does the Reserve Bank think about the behaviour, especially as it tries with all its might to bring down soaring inflation? And how bad is the financial 'stress' at the moment (remember unemployment is at record lows). Plus the latest productivity snapshot is out ...how do you think Australians have been performing? We dive into the result and what's holding us back. St George Bank Chief Economist Best Deda and Barrenjoey Senior Economist Johnathan McMenamin join Gillian for this insightful discussion. Find out more about Gillian here.

<p>Consumers are funny. Their confidence levels are like we're in a recession and yet they're still spending up a storm despite the fourth interest rate hike in a row. So what does the Reserve Bank think about the behaviour, especially as it tries with all its might to bring down soaring inflation? And how bad is the financial 'stress' at the moment (remember unemployment is at record lows). Plus the latest productivity snapshot is out ...how do you think Australians have been performing? We dive into the result and what's holding us back. St George Bank Chief Economist <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/besa-deda-4006b412/">Best Deda</a> and Barrenjoey Senior Economist <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnathan-mcmenamin-75573692/">Johnathan McMenamin</a> join Gillian for this insightful discussion. Find out more about Gillian <a href="https://linktr.ee/GillianHBowen">here</a>.</p>

Hosted and created by Senior Finance Reporter Gillian Bowen, Making Money Easy looks at finance and economic news and, with the help of some prominent economists and experts, breaks it down to what you need to know. The discussions in this podcast do not refer to your individual circumstances and do not give individual financial advice. You should seek your own independent advice, relevant to you, when making financial decisions.

Hosted and created by Senior Finance Reporter Gillian Bowen, Making Money Easy looks at finance and economic news and, with the help of some prominent economists and experts, breaks it down to what you need to know...

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