Australia & New Zealand Economics Weekly Despite some snags, inflation will cool in earnest Administered price inflation is looking to be somewhat sticky in Australia, reflecting a combination of tax increases on select goods and elevated cost pressures across a range of public services. On... 12th July 2024 · 5 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Economics Update What to make of May’s plunge in household spending The Monthly Household Spending Indicator is often revised several months later so the plunge in spending in May won’t deter the Reserve Bank of Australia from hiking rates next month if inflation... 8th July 2024 · 2 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Economics Weekly Softening domestic demand will keep RBA from hiking With inflation risks still running high, the Reserve Bank of Australia has been reluctant to drop its tightening bias. However, we still expect the Board to leave rates on hold at its upcoming August... 5th July 2024 · 4 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Rapid Response Australia Retail Sales (May 2024) The upside surprise in the May retail sales numbers primarily reflected consumers taking advantage of end-of-financial year sales events. As a result, we doubt the data will allay the RBA’s concerns... 3rd July 2024 · 2 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Economics Update Australia CoreLogic House Prices (Jun.) Australian house price gains softened just a smidge in June as housing demand held up reasonably well. However, as strained affordability takes its toll, we still think that house price growth will... 1st July 2024 · 3 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Economics Weekly RBA won’t loosen policy before mid-2025 Following the upside surprise in the May CPI data released this week, markets are now pricing in a nearly two-in-five chance that the RBA will hand down a 25bp hike by year-end. But there are good... 28th June 2024 · 4 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Economics Update Falling vacancies starting to lift unemployment While the labour market held up initially as job vacancies started to fall, fewer job openings are now pushing up the unemployment rate in earnest and we expect it to rise from 4% now to 5% by 2026. 27th June 2024 · 3 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Economic Outlook RBA won’t cut interest rates until mid-2025 Activity has slowed to a standstill in both countries. Although output growth should gather momentum going forward, it will remain below its pre-pandemic average. However, with underlying inflation... 26th June 2024 · 20 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Rapid Response Australia Monthly CPI Indicator (May 24) 26th June 2024 · 2 mins read
Capital Daily Depth of rate cuts matters more for markets than timing Although the Reserve Bank of Australia – which left policy on hold today – looks set to be the last developed market central bank to join the easing cycle now underway among developed economies, we... 18th June 2024 · 4 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Economics Update RBA will only cut rates next year The RBA discussed another rate hike at today’s meeting and an upside surprise to Q2 inflation could force its hand at its August meeting. However, with capacity constraints easing and government... 18th June 2024 · 3 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Rapid Response Reserve Bank of Australia Meeting (June 2024) 18th June 2024 · 2 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Economics Weekly RBA will look past impact of energy rebates This week the Queensland government followed in the footsteps of the Western Australian government and the Commonwealth by announcing significantly more generous energy subsidies for households. With... 14th June 2024 · 5 mins read
Australia & New Zealand Rapid Response Australia Labour Market (May 2024) Although the unemployment rate fell anew in May, leading indicators continued to point to a marked rise in the months ahead. All told, the data suggest that the RBA will remain in its “wait and see”... 13th June 2024 · 2 mins read
RBA Watch RBA will wait until early-2025 to cut rates We expect the Reserve Bank of Australia to leave rates unchanged at its meeting next week. Although underlying inflation remains uncomfortably high, it is unlikely to meet the threshold for a... 11th June 2024 · 8 mins read
