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A snapshot of the latest market updates from our Economic Services team.- 16 Jan 2026 Daily Report 16 January 2026Sentiment turned positive on Wall Street overnight, with the S&P 500 closing in positive territory for the first time in three days, led by a rebound in tech shares. Semiconductors were the biggest driver of the increase, led by Nvidia.
- 16 Jan 2026 Market WATCh Weekly 16 January 2026In Australia, Aussie household spending growth was strong again in November, ANZ-Indeed job ads fell in December, and the Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer confidence index fell for the second month in a row in January.
- 14 Jan 2026 Monthly Update December 2025Real state final demand rose 1.0% in Q3 2025, to be up 3.1% from a year earlier. Western Australian employment fell 3.6k in November, while the trend unemployment rate was steady at 4.4%. Household spending rose 1.1% in Western Australia in October and was 8.2% higher in year-ended terms.
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