Macro View | James Foster

Concerns over AI-related financing led to heavy declines in US and Asian equities this week. In turn, US Treasuries received a solid bid - t...

Australia's unemployment rate reached new highs since 2021, arguably placing the RBA's tightening cycle at a crossroads. Employment ...

Australia's Labour Force Survey for September is due today (1130 AEDT). The report returns  to its usual  slot on the third Thursday of ...

Markets found some relief from the relentless rise in longer duration yields as the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield saw its first weekly de...

Opposing tensions in global bond markets made for a volatile week, giving renewed strength to the safe-haven US dollar, sending  the DXY ind...

The fastest rise in imports in 5 months compressed Australia's trade surplus to just $0.5bn in August from $1.4bn in July, disappointing...

Australian dwelling approvals declined 6.1% in August -  a downside surprise on consensus (-1%) -  falling back to their lowest level since ...

Fuel prices surged almost 15% in August post the federal excise tax cut, lifting  Australia's headline inflation rate from 3.5% to 4%yr....

Australian household spending stalled in August as the winding down of the federal excise tax cut saw fuel prices rise sharply. Transport-re...

The RBA hiked the cash rate by 25bps to 4.6% in a unanimous decision (9-0) by the Monetary Policy Board today. Governor Bullock maintained ...