Perspective with Ryan Bridge: Can we appreciate the good economic news coming out?

Best of Business · Dec 17, 2025 · 2m · transcript

I know you shouldn't count your chickens before they hatch, but can we just take a minute to look at the good economic news coming out?

Government books aside, tomorrow's GDP read will show we bounced back with a spring in Q3 - close to 1 percent growth, they reckon.

What's more, that shocking read for Q2 should be revised down because it wasn't actually as bad as the topline number we were given to begin with.

Today, consumer confidence is on the rebound. This is according to the Westpac McDermott Miller survey.

It's up 5.6 points - to its highest level this year. Still slightly below 100 -…