The Westpac–Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index is out, with sentiment largely unchanged in February, edging up 0.1% to 92.2 from 92.1 in January. Westpac Consumer Sentiment Index basically unchanged in February. Firming rate cut expectations supporting a positive outlook for finances. Weaker current finances point to post–Christmas ‘hangover’. Unsettled global backdrop restraining expectations for the
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