The Australian sharemarket's brutal sell-off just three sessions after reclaiming its record high punctuated a bad week for the economy, as evidence that consumer spending ground almost to a standstill last quarter posed critical questions about earnings growth.
Vesna Poljak is the Companies editor. She was previously the Markets editor with a special interest in the investment industry, hedge funds and accounting. She is based in the Sydney newsroom. Connect with Vesna on Twitter. Email Vesna at vpoljak@afr.com
