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Australia and NZ Weekly 27 January 2025
Friday edition: analysis and forecasts for this week's key releases.
Australia and NZ Weekly 20 January 2025
Monday re-issue edition: analysis and forecasts for this week's key releases.
Australia and NZ Weekly 20 January 2025
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 braces for volatility on Day 1 of Trump 2.0
Markets are braced for a volatile week as soon as Trump takes the oath of office at a second historic inauguration on 20th January. Any insights into Trump’s trade policy agenda will be key for FX markets, in what is otherwise a fairly quiet data week.
Aussie starts the new year on the backfoot
AUD/USD starts the new year extending its bear trend, currently at 0.6140, its lowest levels since April 2020. The atmospherics around AUD remain decidedly challenging, producing clear cut trending conditions. Data and event risk pick up this week, led by US CPI and Australian labour force figures.
How to think about the exchange rate and inflation
The Australian dollar has depreciated against the US dollar recently, as have many other currencies. This should not have material implications for interest rate decisions.