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A snapshot of the latest market updates from our Economic Services team.- 20 Mar 2025 Daily Report 20 March 2025US stocks bounced back overnight, as the Fed kept interest rates unchanged but remained measured in its assessment of the impacts of Trump administration policies on the US economy, with two more 25bps cuts this year still envisaged in the updated projections.
- 14 Mar 2025 Market WATCh Weekly 14 March 2025In Australia, NAB business conditions improved a little in February, but business confidence declined back into negative territory. Westpac consumer sentiment bounced in March, supported by the recent RBA cash rate cut. Melbourne Institute consumer inflation expectations dropped to the lowest level in 3.5 years.
- 12 Mar 2025 Monthly Update February 2025The RBA reduced the cash rate target by 25bps to 4.10% in February. The Western Australian wage price index rose by 0.7% QoQ and 3.3% YoY in Q4 2024. Western Australian employment rose by 4.2% over the year to January, with the unemployment rate at 3.6%. Western Australian retail sales picked up by 0.4% in January, to be up by 5.5% through the year, most of all states.
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