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Key parts of the economy are crashing while population growth flatters the headlines.
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'Failing consumers': Banks reviewing fraud rules after threat of Govt regulation
'Banks are paying lip service to this at the moment but I don’t see any action.'
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Govt instructs banks to introduce urgent measures to protect customers from scams
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Confidence rose but many people surveyed were still wary of buying big-ticket items.
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