Macro View | James Foster

Australian employment fell against expectations in October, posting its weakest monthly outcome in more than 3 years, while the national une...

Australia's monthly update on the labour market is due to be released by the ABS at 11:30am (AEDT) for October. Markets expect employmen...

Australian wages growth matched expectations with a 0.5% rise in September quarter, as the annual pace eased from 2.3% to 2.2%. Wage outcome...

The ABS is scheduled to release the September quarter update of its Wage Price Index (WPI) at 11:30am (AEDT) today. The WPI measures the pri...

As widely anticipated, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the cash rate on hold at 0.75% at their Board meeting this week. The decisio...

The upswing in  Australian housing finance owner-occupier approvals continued at pace in September rising by a sharp 3.6% on the month. On a...

After easing in the previous two months, Australia's trade surplus accelerated against expectations to $7.2bn in September. The trade su...

The Reserve Bank of Australia Board left the cash rate on hold at 0.75% on Tuesday, as expected. Leading into this meeting, market pricing h...

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Board meets in Sydney today for its latest policy meeting, with the decision to be announced by Governor...

Australian retail spending disappointed expectations in September with little sign that recent stimulus measures have gained traction with c...