Will Rising Household Wealth Drive Interest Rates Higher?

December 21, 2023 00:10:33
Will Rising Household Wealth Drive Interest Rates Higher?
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Will Rising Household Wealth Drive Interest Rates Higher?

Dec 21 2023 | 00:10:33

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Show Notes

The ABS reported that Household wealth rose for the fourth straight quarter (+2.3 per cent or $339 billion) in the September quarter 2023. What you say, we are not feeling it! The key of course is distribution across households, and the nexus is property values. The ABS says “Household wealth is supported by house prices which have continued to grow despite increases in interest rates” so that total household wealth was $15.3 trillion in the September quarter, which was 7.0 per cent ($998 billion) higher than a year ago. This was largely driven by residential land and dwellings, which contributed […]

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