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Cash splash as Boomers hit the jackpot

Cash splash as Boomers hit the jackpot

After decades of saving, older Australians are spending up. But the wave of cash is causing headaches for the inflation-fighting treasurer and RBA. Can the good times last?

Kacy Grainger’s good fortune has been to establish the gallery in a city crawling with cashed-up former senior public servant  

Jacob GreberSenior correspondent

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Canberra art dealer Kacy Grainger is in no doubt the market for original paintings and sculptures has shifted since the middle of last year.

Interest rates are up. Customer numbers are down. But when she and her husband Richard looked more closely at their sales data, something strange appeared.

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Jacob Greber
Jacob GreberSenior correspondentJacob Greber writes about politics, economics and business from Canberra. He has been a Washington correspondent and economics correspondent. Connect with Jacob on Twitter. Email Jacob at jgreber@afr.com

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