Australia & New Zealand Chart Pack Australia & New Zealand Chart Pack (Nov. 2023) Our Australia and New Zealand Chart Pack has been updated with the latest data and our analysis of recent developments. We believe that central banks in both Australia and New Zealand are done... 17th November 2023 · 1 min read
Australia & New Zealand Economics Weekly Labour market to loosen, infrastructure outlays to ease Data released this week showed that Australia's labour market remained tight in October, while wage growth accelerated to a 14-year high in Q3. However, with leading indicators suggesting that the... 17th November 2023 · 3 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Rapid Response Australia Labour Market (Oct. 2023) Although jobs growth gained momentum in October, a renewed uptick in the unemployment rate should ensure that the RBA doesn’t feel the need to tighten policy any further. 16th November 2023 · 2 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Rapid Response Australia Wage Price Index (Q3 2023) Notwithstanding the acceleration in wage growth last quarter, we doubt that the Reserve Bank of Australia will tighten policy any further. 15th November 2023 · 3 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Economics Weekly Antipodean central banks are done tightening The RBA's decision to lift rates by 25bp earlier this week does not mark a full-fledged resumption of its hiking cycle. Rather, we believe the Bank was simply taking out additional insurance to make... 10th November 2023 · 6 mins read
Capital Daily RBA/Fed divergence may not be enough to pry 10y yields apart Despite some differences in the monetary policy outlooks for Australia and the US, we doubt 10-year yields in the two economies will diverge much. 7th November 2023 · 5 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Economics Update RBA’s next move will be down As had been widely expected, the RBA handed down a 25bp rate hike at its meeting today. With the cash rate now at 4.35%, we believe the Bank’s tightening cycle is over. If we’re right that the... 7th November 2023 · 3 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Rapid Response Reserve Bank of Australia Meeting (Nov. 23) 7th November 2023 · 2 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Economics Weekly Recession still likely in Australia Timely data suggest that both goods and services consumption gained traction last quarter. Therefore, even with a huge drag on growth from net trade, it increasingly appears that the economy managed... 3rd November 2023 · 5 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Rapid Response Australia International Trade (Sep. 23) 2nd November 2023 · 2 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Data Response CoreLogic House Prices (Oct.) With house prices now at a record high and affordability constraints becoming increasingly binding, Australia’s housing rebound will soon run out of steam. 1st November 2023 · 2 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Rapid Response New Zealand Labour Market (Q3 2023) With the balance of demand and supply in the labour market showing further improvement, we’re more convinced than ever that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand won’t lift rates any higher. 31st October 2023 · 2 mins read
RBA Watch RBA will hit the brakes once more With inflation surprising on the upside in Q3, we expect the RBA to lift rates by 25bp at its meeting next week. However, we suspect that the next rate hike will be the last one in the current cycle... 31st October 2023 · 8 mins read
Global Markets Update New forecasts for developed market government bonds In line with our upwardly revised forecasts for the 10-year US Treasury yield, we’ve raised our projections for 10-year government bond yields in most other developed market economies. But we still... 27th October 2023 · 5 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Economics Weekly Stakes rise for RBA’s November policy decision With inflation surprising on the upside and the labour market running out of spare capacity, the case for the RBA to tighten policy has never been more compelling. Although RBA Governor Michele... 27th October 2023 · 8 mins read