In Australia, miners fell .AXMM 0.8%, with behemoths BHP Group BHP.AX and Rio Tinto RIO.AX down 0.7% and 1.6%, respectively. Jan 30 (Reuters) - Australian shares inched lower on Monday, with heavyweight miners leading the fall, while insurers also dropped after saying they had received thousands of claims from flood-hit customers in New Zealand. U.S. consumer spending fell for a second straight month in December, putting the economy on a lower growth path heading into 2023, while inflation continued to subside, which could give the Fed room to further slow the pace of its rate hikes this week.