RBA in Wait-and-See Mode Despite Drop in Inflation

In focus today The main data event will be the US Jobs Report for November. We expect Nonfarm Payrolls growth to recover to 160k (cons: 200k, prior: 12k) after temporary weather-related effects have reversed. We anticipate average hourly earnings growth moderated to +0.2% m/m SA and unemployment rate remaining steady at 4.1%. Preliminary results from […]

Short-term technical analysis suggests a potential countertrend rebound with intermediate resistance at 16,890. China’s top policymakers’ reluctance to focus on making domestic demand revival a top priority for 2024 is likely to put a damper on positive animal spirits in the long term. A focus on making high-tech industrialization a top policy may trigger more […]

A longer meeting, but an expected outcome – the case to hold outweighed the case to hike. This month’s minutes were the first under the new arrangements with longer meetings. While the list of attendees was longer – including the Chief Communications Officer – the minutes themselves were only marginally longer than the previous month’s […]