Australian Consumer Confidence plunged by the most in 2 years in October, printing at -11.0% versus 7.0% in the preceding month. Consumer spending fell to the lowest level in 5 years in the three months through June, growing at just 0.2%. Yesterday, the Reserve Bank of Australia cut interest rates by 100 basis points. Governor Glenn Stevens said that he now sees the potential for output to decline faster than originally forecast, citing “a material change” in the risk outlook as international financial markets have taken a “significant turn for the worse”.