australia economy

Coming up, we've got some key employment data out of Australia. And this release has a habit of moving the AUD and NZD. It's the first time we will be getting a full set of jobs data after the RBA's first rate cut, so everyone is extra… Read More

This week is relatively quiet on the economic calendar for Australia. This means the AUDUSD is likely to move more on external events over the next few days. Of the more important events coming up, overnight we get NAB Business… Read More

For several months now, there has been press commentary (or perhaps speculation would be a more appropriate description) surrounding China having banned/been in the process of banning coal imports from Australia. This is significant… Read More

It’s hard to say that AUD bulls were disappointed by the RBA’s first decision to keep rates unchanged this month, as there was next to no expectation of an increase on the cards. In fact, AUD was seen a little stronger in response to the… Read More

Issues with the Australian housing market, which started off as a minor point of contention for the RBA at the beginning of last year, morphed into a frustratingly large obstacle to raising rates and has now evolved into a source of global… Read More

Speaking earlier this morning at the CEDA Annual Dinner in Melbourne, RBA governor Lowe once again highlighted the issue of subdued wage growth in the economy. Lowe stated: "Flat real wages are diminishing our sense of shared prosperity.”… Read More