Cliff Notes: Growth Prospects to Diverge as New Year Begins
Key insights from the week that was. This week, Australia’s Q3 GDP report and the […]
Australian Economy Likely to Stall in the Second half of 2023
The messages from the recent national accounts support our pessimistic growth outlook. The recent national […]
Sentiment Hit by Rekindled Fed Hike Bets
Asian shares were under attack on Tuesday, following the negative cues from Wall Street overnight […]
Dollar Caught a Break Thanks to Yield Support and Risk-off Setting
Markets “All” it took for US investors to digest Friday’s strong payrolls was a weekend […]
RBA Board Raises the Cash Rate by 0.25%
Contrary to widespread expectations RBA Board retains strong tightening bias. The Reserve Bank Board lifted […]
RBA Hike Rates by 25bp, More Hikes to Follow
Summary of the RBA’s December statement: The RBA raised rates by 25bp from 2.85% to […]
Strong US Data Stokes ‘Rate Fears’ and Curbs Risk Appetite
Market movers today Today, Germany releases factory orders for October where consensus expects a stabilisation […]
(RBA) Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
At its meeting today, the Board decided to increase the cash rate target by 25 […]
FX Year Ahead 2023: Recessions and Trend Reversals
The US dollar steamrolled every other major currency this year, capitalizing on a perfect storm […]
Currency Pair of the Week: AUD/CAD
The Reserve Bank of Australia meets on Tuesday to discuss interest rate policy. Markets are […]
RBA hikes 25bps, expects to increase interest rates further
RBA raises cash rate by 25bps to 3.10% as widely expected. Tightening bias is maintained […]