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ABE Weekly: Aussie Unemployment Holds Steady As Consumer Confidence Climbs
November 15, 2024
Aussie Unemployment Holds Steady as Consumer Confidence Rises

The Australian unemployment rate held steady at 4.1% in October, a sign of ongoing stability in the job market despite softening economic conditions.

ABE Weekly: What Trump Mk II Means for Markets
November 8, 2024

Donald Trump’s return to the White House is still being digested by financial markets, but we’ve already seen Treasury yields spike.

ABE Weekly: Aussie Inflation Drops to Lowest Level in 3 Years
November 1, 2024

Australian inflation slowed to 2.8% annually in the September quarter, marking its lowest rate in over three years

ABE Weekly: Global Bond Yields Climb | Growth Outlook Slashes | Aussie Inflation to Linger
October 24, 2024

Australia is expected to record the second-highest inflation reading out of 42 advanced economies over the course of next year.

ABE Weekly: State Governments Splurge | ECB Cuts | UK Inflation Falls
October 18, 2024

Inflation is (slowly) falling in Australia, but excessive government spending threatens to erode the RBA's progress.

ABE Weekly: Rate Cuts Accelerate
October 11, 2024

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has slashed its key policy rate by 50 basis points as recessionary fears intensify.

ABE Weekly: Middle East Tensions Ratchet Up
October 4, 2024

The price of oil is surging as tensions in the Middle East escalate, with increasing speculation that Israel may target Iran's oilfields.

ABE Weekly: RBA Holds | Inflation Cools
September 27, 2024

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Cash Rate now sits at 4.35%pa and the annual inflation rate in the year to July is 3.5%.

ABE Weekly: “The Time Has Come” | Fed Slashes Rates By 50 Bps
September 20, 2024

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Cash Rate now sits at 4.35%pa and the annual inflation rate in the year to July is 3.5%.

ABE Weekly: U.S. Inflation Slides Lower | ECB Cuts
September 12, 2024

Inflation in the world’s largest economy continues to ease, mirroring a global trend, and paving the way for a potential Federal Reserve rate cut in[…]

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