-- 澳新银行（ANZ）周二公布的数据显示，截至4月13日至19日当周，澳新银行-罗伊摩根澳大利亚消费者信心指数下跌0.2点至64.3。 四周移动平均值则上升0.3点至62.5。 澳新银行经济学家索菲亚·安加拉（Sophia Angala）表示，受疲软的经济情绪抵消了稳定的劳动力市场状况的影响，澳大利亚消费者信心在报告期内基本保持不变，仍处于1973年以来的第四低水平。与此同时，燃油价格上涨和消费者信心疲软预计将抑制消费支出。 安加拉补充道，澳大利亚储备银行（RBA）副行长豪瑟（Hauser）上周表示，澳大利亚的通胀率仍然过高，并强调了保持预期稳定的重要性。这进一步强化了我们对澳储行可能在5月份加息25个基点的看法。 每周通胀预期从6.7%小幅上升至7.1%，而12个月的当前金融状况指标上升5.8点至58.4。未来12个月的金融状况指标从76.4下降至75.3。 未来一年的短期经济信心下降2.8点至51.3，而未来五年的中期经济信心从76.7下降至72.9。 “购买大型家用物品的时机”子类别上升1点至63.7。
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