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  • 26 Nov 2025 Daily Report 26 November 2025
    The broad-based increases on Wall Street continued on Tuesday night, as a set of US data brought more arguments in favour of continued monetary policy easing by the FOMC.
  • 21 Nov 2025 Market WATCh Weekly 21 November 2025
    In Australia, wage price inflation held steady both in quarterly and annual terms, in line with market expectations. The S&P Global composite PMI suggested faster expansion in November, while the Westpac leading index pointed to above-average growth ahead. The RBA Monetary Policy Board minutes brought no major surprises, confirming that no rate adjustments were discussed at the meeting.
  • 12 Nov 2025 Monthly Update October 2025
    The RBA Monetary Policy Board kept the cash rate target unchanged at 3.60% at its November meeting. The Perth CPI rose by 1.3% in Q3, to be 4.5% up through the year. Western Australian employment rose by 6.6k in September, while the unemployment rate was 4.3%. The Cotality Perth home value index rose 1.9% in October, to be up 9.4% YoY.

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