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A snapshot of the latest market updates from our Economic Services team.- 10 Oct 2024 Daily Report 10 October 2024Wall Street saw further gains yesterday, which took the S&P 500 and Dow Jones to fresh record highs. US Treasury yields climbed ahead of the release of the FOMC minutes and held those gains as the minutes revealed that a 50bps cut was not the only option seriously considered at the September meeting, while Fedspeak has turned less dovish.
- 04 Oct 2024 Market WATCh Weekly 4 October 2024In Australia, retail sales bounced in August, supported among others by unusually warm weather over east, but lower spending for fuel and automotive cars translated into stagnation in the household spending indicator. Dwelling approvals fell in August, while new home loans picked up slightly, which was followed another rise in CoreLogic home prices in September.
- 09 Oct 2024 Monthly Update September 2024The RBA left its interest rates unchanged in September. The Western Australian unemployment rate was 3.9% in August, while employment rose by 3.1% YoY. Western Australian retail trade increased by 0.4% in August, to be 4.5% up through the year. In September, Western Australian Treasury Corporation released an investor focused publication ‘Decarbonising Western Australia and Our Trading Partners’.
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