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Friday, August 16, 2019

Macro (Re)view (16/8) | Markets under pressure from weak outlook

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A weak economic outlook continued to drive the shift to risk aversion as markets doubled down on their efforts from last week. That was desp...
Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Australian employment rebounds in July

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Australian employment increased a stronger-than-expected net 41,100 in July rebounding from a 2,300 decline in the previous month. The parti...

Preview: Labour Force Survey -- July

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Australia's latest employment report is due for release by the ABS at 11:30am (AEST) today covering the month of July. The Reserve Bank ...
Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Australian Q2 Wage Price Index; 0.6%q/q, 2.3%Y/Y

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Growth in Australia's Wage Price Index (WPI) lifted by a stronger-than-expected 0.6% in the June quarter, though the annual pace remaine...

Preview: Wage Price Index -- Q2

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Australia's Wage Price Index (WPI) for the June quarter is due to be released by the ABS at 11:30am (AEST) today. The WPI measures the c...
Saturday, August 10, 2019

Macro (Re)view (9/8) | Trade tensions continue to concern markets; RBA downgrades outlook

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Another escalation in US-China trade tensions saw volatility and risk aversion sweep across markets this  week. Following last Friday's ...
Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Australian housing finance and approvals rise in June

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Australian housing finance approvals to owner-occupiers lifted for the first time in 4 months in June, while the total value of lending comm...

RBA on hold at 1.0% in August

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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Board kept the cash rate unchanged at 1.0% at its August meeting in Sydney today, in line with expectati...