Economic Updates
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Market WATCh Weekly 16 August 2019
August 16, 2019 Weekly economic and financial market highlights
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Labour Force July 2019
August 15, 2019 Seasonally adjusted employment rose 41.1k in July with the unemployment rate unchanged at 5.2%.
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Wage Price Index June 2019
August 14, 2019 The Wage Price Index, measuring total hourly rates of pay (excluding bonuses), rose a seasonally adjusted 0.6% in Q2. Annual wages growth was steady at 2.3% YoY.
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Market WATCh Weekly 9 August 2019
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Housing Finance June 2019
August 7, 2019 The value of new home loans (excluding refinancing) rose 1.9% in seasonally adjusted terms in June, following a fall of 2.7% in May, to be down 17.6% YoY.
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Trade Balance June 2019
August 6, 2019 Australia’s seasonally adjusted trade surplus jumped to a record $8,036M in June.
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MarketWatch Weekly 2 August 2019
August 2, 2019 Weekly economic and financial market highlights
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Retail Sales June 2019
August 2, 2019 Retail sales rose 0.4% in seasonally adjusted terms in June, following a 0.1% increase in May.
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AUD Monthly July 2019
August 1, 2019 The AUD was a middle of the road performer among the major currencies in July as both the RBA and Federal Reserve cut their key policy interest rates by 25 basis points.
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CPI June Quarter 2019
July 31, 2019 The headline CPI (unadjusted) rose 0.6% in Q2 (WATC +0.5%, Mkt +0.5%), following a flat result in Q1, with the annual inflation rate rising to 1.6% from 1.3%.
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Building Approvals June 2019
July 30, 2019 Dwelling approvals fell a seasonally adjusted 1.2% in June, following a 0.3% rise in May (revised from +0.7%).
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Market WATCh Weekly 26 July 2019
July 26, 2019 Weekly economic and financial market highlights
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Market Watch Weekly 19 July 2019
July 19, 2019 Weekly economic and financial market highlights.
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Labour Force June 2019
July 18, 2019 Seasonally adjusted employment growth slumped, rising by only 0.5k in June, while the unemployment rate remained steady at 5.2%.
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Market Watch Weekly 12 July 2019
July 12, 2019 Weekly economic and financial market highlights.
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Housing Finance May 2019
July 11, 2019 The value of new home loans (excluding refinancing) fell 2.4% in seasonally adjusted terms in May, to be down 20.9% YoY.
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Market Watch Weekly 05 July 2019
July 5, 2019 Weekly economic and financial market highlights.
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Retail Sales May 2019
July 4, 2019 Retail sales rose by 0.1% in seasonally adjusted terms in May, following a 0.1% fall in April.
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Building Approvals May 2019
July 3, 2019 Dwelling approvals rose a seasonally adjusted 0.7% in May, after falling 3.4% in April to be down 19.6% from a year earlier.
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Trade Balance May 2019
July 3, 2019 Australia’s seasonally adjusted trade surplus rose to $5,745M in May, from $4,820M in April.
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RBA Monetary Policy Change July 2019
July 2, 2019 The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Board cut the cash rate by 25 basis points to 1.00% at its monetary policy meeting today.
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AUD Monthly 2019
July 1, 2019 The AUD rose against a weaker USD over the course of June.
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Market Watch Weekly 28 June 2019
June 28, 2019 Weekly economic and financial market highlights.
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Market Watch Weekly 21 June 2019
June 21, 2019 Weekly economic and financial market highlights.
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Market Watch Weekly 14 June 2019
June 14, 2019 Weekly economic and financial market highlights.
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Labour Force May 2019
June 13, 2019 Seasonally adjusted employment growth once again exceeded expectations, rising 42.3k in May, while the unemployment rate remained at 5.2%.
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Market Watch Weekly 07 June 2019
June 7, 2019 Weekly economic and financial market highlights
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Housing Finance April 2019
June 7, 2019 The value of new home loans (excluding refinancing) rose 0.2% in seasonally adjusted terms in April, following a 2.9% fall in March (revised from -3.2%), to be down 17.3% YoY.
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Trade Balance April 2019
June 6, 2019 Australia’s seasonally adjusted trade surplus was relatively unchanged at $4,871M in April, from $4,887M in March (revised from $4,949M).
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GDP March Quarter 2019
June 5, 2019 Real GDP rose a seasonally adjusted 0.4% in Q1 2019 following an unrevised 0.2% increase in Q4 2018. Annual growth fell to 1.8% YoY, from 2.4% in Q4.
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Balance of Payments March 2019
June 4, 2019 The current account deficit decreased to a seasonally adjusted $2.9 billion in Q1 2019, from a revised deficit of $6.3 billion in Q4 (revised from $7.2 billion).
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RBA Monetary Policy Change June 2019
June 4, 2019 The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Board cut the cash rate by 25 basis points to 1.25% at its monetary policy meeting today, taking its total cuts to 350 basis points since the first cut of the cycle in November 2011.
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Retail Sales April 2019
June 4, 2019 Retail sales fell by 0.1% in seasonally adjusted terms in April, following a 0.3% rise in March.
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AUD Monthly May 2019
June 4, 2019 The AUD fell to near its lowest levels since the GFC as the Reserve Bank of Australia prepared the market for a June cash rate cut, pushing Australian interest rates to fresh record lows and widening the interest rate differential with the USD.
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Market Watch Weekly 31 May 2019
May 31, 2019 Weekly economic and financial market highlights
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Building Approvals April 2019
May 30, 2019 Dwelling approvals fell a seasonally adjusted 4.7% in April, after falling 13.4% in March.
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Market Watch Weekly 24 May 2019
May 24, 2019 Weekly economic and financial market highlights
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Labour Force April 2019
May 16, 2019 Seasonally adjusted employment growth was solid again in April, rising 28.4k in the month, however the unemployment rate increased to 5.2%
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Wage Price Index March 2019
May 15, 2019 The Wage Price Index, measuring total hourly rates of pay (excluding bonuses), rose a seasonally adjusted 0.5% in Q1. Annual wages growth was steady at 2.3% YoY.
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Housing Finance March 2019
May 13, 2019 The value of new home loans (excluding refinancing) fell 3.2% in seasonally adjusted terms in March, following a 2.0% rise in February (revised from +2.7%), to be down 18.4% YoY.
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Retail Trade March 2019
May 7, 2019 Retail sales rose by 0.3% in seasonally adjusted terms in March, following a 0.9% rise in February.
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Trade Balance March 2019
May 7, 2019 Australia’s seasonally adjusted trade surplus narrowed to $4,949M in March, from a record high of $5,140M in February.
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Building Approvals March 2019
May 3, 2019 Dwelling approvals fell a seasonally adjusted 15.5% in March. Total approvals were down 27.3% on a year ago.
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AUD Monthly April 2019
May 1, 2019 The AUD weakened against the USD during April, at one point falling to as low as USD0.7015, its lowest closing level since January.
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CPI March Quarter 2019
April 24, 2019 The headline CPI (unadjusted) was unchanged in Q1 (WATC +0.2%, Mkt +0.2%) following a 0.5% rise in Q4 2018, with the annual inflation rate falling from 1.8% to 1.3%.
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Labour Force March 2019
April 18, 2019 Headline employment rose 24.7k with the unemployment rate edging up to 5.0%.
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Housing Finance February 2019
April 9, 2019 The value of new home loans (excluding refinancing) rose 2.7% in seasonally adjusted terms in February, following a 1.7% fall in January.
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Retail Trade February 2019
April 3, 2019 Retail sales rose by 0.8% in seasonally adjusted terms in February, following a 0.1% rise in January.
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Trade Balance February 2019
April 3, 2019 Australia’s seasonally adjusted trade surplus widened to a record high of $4,801M in February, from a revised $4,351M surplus in January.
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Building Approvals February 2019
April 2, 2019 Dwelling approvals rose a seasonally adjusted 19.1% in February following a revised 2.4% rise in January (revised from +2.5%).
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AUD Monthly March 2019
April 1, 2019 The AUD was the third best performer among the G10 trading currencies against the USD in March
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Employment February 2019
March 21, 2019 The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell 0.1ppt to 4.9%
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Housing Finance January 2019
March 12, 2019 The value of new home loans (excluding refinancing) fell 2.1% in seasonally adjusted terms in January, following a 5.0% fall in December (revised from -5.9%), to be down 20.6% YoY.
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Trade Balance January 2019
March 7, 2019 Australia’s seasonally adjusted trade surplus widened to a near record high of $4,549M in January, from a revised $3,769M surplus in December (revised from $3,681M).
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Retail Trade January 2019
March 7, 2019 Retail sales rose by 0.1% in seasonally adjusted terms in January, following a 0.4% fall in December.
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GDP December Quarter 2018
March 6, 2019 Real GDP rose a seasonally adjusted 0.2% in Q4 2018 following an unrevised 0.3% increase in Q3 2018. Annual growth fell to 2.3% YoY, from 2.7% in Q3.
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Balance of Payments December 2018
March 5, 2019 The current account deficit decreased to a seasonally adjusted $7.2 billion in Q4 2018, from a revised deficit of $10.8 billion in Q3 (revised from $10.7 billion).
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Building Approvals January 2019
March 5, 2019 Dwelling approvals rose a seasonally adjusted 2.5% in January following a revised 8.1% fall in December.
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AUD Monthly February 2019
March 1, 2019 The AUD was the weakest of the G10 trading currencies against the USD in February.
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Labour Force January 2019
February 21, 2019 Seasonally adjusted headline employment rose a stronger than expected 39.1k in January following a revised 16.9k increase in December (revised from +21.6k).
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Wage Price Index December 2018
February 20, 2019 The Wage Price Index, measuring total hourly rates of pay (excluding bonuses), rose a seasonally adjusted 0.5% in Q4, close to both the market and WATC forecast of 0.6%. This follows a 0.6% rise in Q3.
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Housing Finance December 2018
February 12, 2019 The value of new home loans (excluding refinancing) fell 5.9% in seasonally adjusted terms in December, following a 2.8% fall in November, to be down 19.8% YoY.
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Retail Trade December 2018
February 5, 2019 Retail sales fell by 0.4% in seasonally adjusted terms in December, following a 0.5% rise in November. The annual growth rate was steady at 2.8% YoY.
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Trade Balance December 2018
February 5, 2019 Australia’s seasonally adjusted trade surplus widened to $3,681M in December, from a revised $2,256M surplus in November (revised from a surplus of $1,925M).
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Building Approvals December 2018
February 4, 2019 Dwelling approvals fell a seasonally adjusted 8.4% in December following a revised 9.8% fall in November (revised from -9.1%).
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AUD Monthly January 2019
February 1, 2019 After a shaky start to the month which saw the AUD fall to as low as USD0.6741 in intraday trade on 3 January, the Aussie dollar recovered to be the second best performer among the G10 trading currencies against the USD in January
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CPI December Quarter 2018
January 30, 2019 The headline CPI (unadjusted) rose 0.5% in Q4 2018 (WATC +0.4%, Mkt +0.4%) following a 0.4% rise in Q3, with the annual inflation rate falling from 1.9% to 1.8% in Q4.
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