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Australia and NZ Weekly Calendars 23 December 2024 to 13 January 2025
Weekly calendar end of year edition: analysis and forecasts for key releases over the coming weeks.
Australia and NZ Weekly 16 December 2024
Monday re-issue edition: analysis and forecasts for this week's key releases.
Australia and NZ Weekly 16 December 2024
Friday edition: analysis and forecasts for this week's key releases.
Thought leadership
ESG Impact: What you need to know - November/December 2024
Climate finance deals were high on the agenda at the global climate conference, COP29, held in November. Our final issue of Westpac IQ’s ESG Impact for the year explores some of the key outcomes from the two-week event, along with the latest on Australia’s increasing momentum in renewable energy, new policies and funding for road transport, plus the outcomes of two global nature and biodiversity summits, and more.
Understanding nature impact and dependencies may be easier than you think
Awareness of the economic value of nature for business is rising rapidly.
Securitisation issuance grows in strength with diversity
2024 began auspiciously as Westpac set the pace for Australian securitisation markets in January with the largest major bank deal in four years.
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Financial markets strategy
Aussie limps into year’s end below 0.6400
AUD/USD starts a busy final full week of trading for the year still languishing, below 0.6400. The news flow out of Australia and China last week played in both directions for AUD/USD, but ultimately left it with weaker foundations. The main focus this week is offshore, in particular interest rate decisions from the Fed, the BoJ and the BoE.
China stimulus signal lifts Aussie off the mat
China’s Politburo vowed to embrace more stimulus, giving the limping Aussie a much needed shot in the arm to start the week. Aussie focusses on the RBA, US CPI and more policy news out of China this week.
