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Latest economic articles
Morning Report
Today's economic developments and market movements.
Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence Index, December 2024
Employment confidence picked up by 2.4 points to 91.6 in the December quarter, led by an improvement in perceptions of job availability.
Consumer sentiment slips a little further in January
The Westpac–Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Index declined –0.7% to 92.1 in January, from 92.8 in December.
Latest markets articles
Westpac ABSolute Coverage - AOFM SFSF RMBS BWIC
In the attached note we look at the announcement from the AOFM regarding their remaining RMBS holdings in the Structured Finance Support Fund.
AUD macro update: Load compression tests underway, breakage possible
Reports that President-elect Trump’s advisors are studying a slow ramping up of tariffs month to month have thrown AUD/USD a short-term lifeline. Just as well. The relentless rise in US yields and the USD was increasingly moving into a more disruptive phase. But there are two key points to underscore: 1) A “gradual” approach to tariffs says little about the overarching tariff impost that might ultimately be levelled; and 2) while this USD up-leg is mature, the underlying drivers remain intact, and they are largely unrelated to tariff risk.
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