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Mortgage holders’ confidence crashes to lowest level since 1994 as year that ‘feels like a recession’ looms

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Guardian World is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 10 Nov 2026, 05:17 UTC. The headline in use is “Mortgage holders’ confidence crashes to lowest level since 1994 as year that ‘feels like a recession’ looms”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Westpac survey results signal growing sense of ‘helplessness’ as Jim Chalmers faces growing pressure to rein in government spending Confidence among mortgaged households has crashed to its lowest level in over three decades amid a growing sense of “helplessness” about the economy, even as a dramatic shift in financial markets…
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