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A snapshot of the latest market updates from our Economic Services team.
  • 13 Nov 2025 Daily Report 13 November 2025
    US stocks were pretty mixed last night, as investors awaited the end of the US Government shutdown, while also being puzzled about the Fed’s monetary policy outlook.
  • 07 Nov 2025 Market WATCh Weekly 7 November 2025
    In Australia, the RBA has kept the cash rate on hold, while revising inflation forecasts upwards and signalling there might be a case for no more rate cuts in this cycle.
  • 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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