Australian Economy

The key to tracking the economic recovery post-COVID is the return to consumer demand. And we can measure this with retail sales. One of the concerns about a potential "second dip" in the markets is if demand doesn't return fast enough…
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The Aussie dollar is set to have a good week with a barrage of data out of China coming in better than expected. There are two major risk events on the calendar over the next couple of days. However, the consensus is that they won't get…
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We've got two major regulatory events this week that could shake up markets a bit. With all the other major central banks already having their meetings, the RBA and the BOE are expected to continue the general wait-and-see trend. But,…
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Unemployment figures are likely going to be the key to assessing the longer-term impact of the coronavirus lockdowns. While companies can restart operations fairly quickly on a technical basis, the loss of qualified personnel means that…
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Tomorrow is the day a lot of AUD traders have been waiting for; the scheduled meeting of the RBA. Not because we expect the bank to make any significant policy changes, but to see what the expectations of the bank are after all the…
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Tomorrow, we will be getting retail sales data from Australia and the EU. The figures will likely point to an increase in consumer spending. This is as a result of the general public stocking up on food and other basic necessities in…
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Australia hasn't been immune to the wide swings in the market lately, largely due to liquidity fears. Even countries like Australia who have not taken major economy-altering measures to combat the pandemic are seeing significant drops in…
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The economic calendar is rather barren for Australia this week, with consumer sentiment data tomorrow among the few relevant events. That gives free rein for the markets to react to the weekend's news, COVID-19, and geopolitical fallout.…
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Tomorrow is chock-full of key data from Australia that is especially relevant for fundamental analysis. The RBA is putting a lot of emphasis on employment data to determine it's monetary policy direction. If the jobs figures continue to…
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics publishes the official change in wage prices once per quarter. This usually means it has a bigger impact on the market as it's more anticipated. It's also important because it's one of the indirect…
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