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A snapshot of the latest market updates from our Economic Services team.- 13 Aug 2025 Daily Report 13 August 2025US stocks bounced back last night, as the US CPI came broadly in line with expectations, supporting the case for an earlier resumption of the easing cycle by the Fed.
- 12 Aug 2025 RBA Update August 2025The RBA cut its interest rates by 25bps today, taking the cash rate target to 3.60%. The RBA has also kept its inflation and unemployment rate projections broadly unchanged compared to May, with trimmed mean inflation establishing around the mid-point of the 2-3% target range and unemployment rate stabilising at 4.3% until the end of the projection horizon in late 2027.
- 12 Aug 2025 Monthly Update July 2025The RBA Monetary Policy Board unexpectedly left the cash rate target unchanged at 3.85% in July. The Perth CPI rose by 1.9% in Q2, to be up by 2.7% through the year. Western Australian employment rose by 2.6% over the year to June, while the unemployment rate was 4.1%. Western Australian retail sales rose 0.3% in June and were 5.3% higher through the year.
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