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Monday 18th September 2023

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The Fed isn’t the only central bank making a call this week. There’s also that expected hike from the Bank of England, plus the central banks of Japan, Switzerland, Sweden and Norway. Plus, the RBA minutes and day one in the new job for Michelle Bullock. NAB’s Tapas Strickland says opinions are still very divided, even within central banks, about whether they need to continue lifting rates to beat inflation. Hence yields lifted further on Friday. 

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Friday 15th September 2023

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The BoE’s Huw Pill recently likened the path of interest rates to Table Mountain, as he gazed out the window of a conference in Jo’burg. The FT’s Markets Editor Katie Martin says markets have finally accepted the high for longer mantra from central banks, but says it’s not been an easy time for analysts in financial markets, particularly those who had been telling clients to prepare for the US recession that never came. Does that mean it won’t come? And if it doesn’t, what’s the impact of prolonged strength in the US dollar which could add to inflation pressures elsewhere? Then there’s the question of politics. Will interest rates start to come down – like they have in Poland – because of political pressures. The Morning Call’s Phil Dobbie talks to Katie about the unchartered waters that lie below the smooth surface of central banks’ Table Mountain trajectory. 

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Friday 15th September 2023

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Just as NAB predicted, the ECB has lifted rates again, with a swift response in European bond yields and the value of the Europe. NAB’s Gavin Friend talks through the announcement, the response and the question of whether there is more to come. The ECB also revised down its growth forecast, and upped its inflation expectations a little. Elsewhere, the US reported strong retail numbers., following on from Australia’s higher than expected employment data yesterday. Is read likely to lead the respective central banks to take a more hawkish line? Lots of data from China today – will any of it knock the wind out of the Aussie dollar, which is on the rise against a rising US dollar this morning.

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Thursday 14th September 2023

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Even though US core CPI came in higher than expected, there was little movement in bond and currency markets. NAB’s Tapas Strickland explains how the market can sometimes expect more than expected! Plus, weaker GDP numbers for the UK. Are they entering into a recession? And will softer data in Europe recently mean a pause by the ECB. NAB isn’t expecting it. Plus what the latest NAB spending data tells us about the state of the Aussie economy right now, ahead of labour market data today.

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Wednesday 13th September 2023

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The NAB Business Survey yesterday showed that price growth remained elevated and business conditions rose. NAB’s Ray Attrill says an interesting takeout is the contrast between the resilience showing up in business surveys, against consumer confidence. Even though individual consumer spending is slowing, higher levels of immigration means businesses are still seeing growth and in a position, for now, to pass on costs. It’s a different story n the UK, where wages continue to rise, but markets are lowering their expectations for a hike from the Bank of England this month. Listen in to find out why. And the elephant in the room – the price of oil. Expect to see it reflected in the headline US CPI rate today. 

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Tuesday 12th September 2023

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How soon will Japan move from negative interest rates? Maybe sooner than we thought after Gov Ueda’s interview over the weekend. NAB’s Ken Crompton talks about the response in Japanese Bond Yields yesterday and overnight. That, combined with a stronger push in the CNY reference rate by the PBoC, pushed the US dollar lower and helped boost the Aussie dollar, to be one of the strongest currency performers. In Europe the EC lowered its growth forecasts, whilst the words from BoE speakers was sounding more hawkish. Today, the NAB business survey will be keenly watched, along with New Zealand’s Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Update which, Ken says, could signal the need for more government borrowing.

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Monday 11th September 2023

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The G20, unsurprisingly, didn’t come up with any solid plans about tackling the global economic downturn and inflation concerns. Perhaps it exposed the size of the agenda gap between the west and the BRICs component. China continues to avoid any solid plan of its own, to lift its growth, with the WSJ suggesting President Xi’s tight grip on policy is a big part of the problem. Japan’s currency, meanwhile, continues to weaken, so the USA dollar continues to strengthen. NAB’s Skye Masters talks about how markets are positioned at the start of a week that is quite rich in data, with US CPI, UK GDP and Australian employment, plus the ECB rate decision.

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Friday 8th September 2023

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Australia is chasing two climate targets. First, to reduce emissions to 43% below 2005 levels by 2050, and NetZero by 2050. That’s going to take massive investment in infrastructure and capabilities. But, as Deloitte’s Claire Ibrahim explains, if we only focus on the lowest-cost approach to meeting those targets we are likely to miss out on the upside opportunity. The real question is, how can Australia benefit from the low carbon future? Phil talks to Claire about the NAB sponsored report “All Systems Go: Powering Ahead”, and more generally, how are we positioned to take full advantage of what lies ahead.

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Friday 8th Septembr 2023

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The US dollar continues to hold its strength against weak economic data from Europe and a continuing slide in the Yuan, which has hit a 16-year low. But, JBWere’s Sally Auld says there was a glimmer of hope in China’s trade numbers for August, with signs that export activity is stabilising after significant falls earlier in the year. But we shouldn’t expect any massive upswing anytime soon. Australia’s trade surplus narrowed with a fall in export growth, but a rise in imports, driven in part by people buying cars. Philip Lowe used his farewell speech yesterday to reemphasise his concerns over Australia’s falling productivity. Europe delivered further signs of weakness. Over the weekend China delivers CPI and PPI.

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Thursday 7th September 2023

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Bond yields pushed a bit higher overnight as US Services came in a bit higher than anticipated, along with wage growth. NAB’s Gavin Friend talks through how it has been interpreted. The Beige Book is out and has soft landing written all over it, even if it is not explicitly spelt out. In the UK the BoE Governor is hinting that rate hikes are not a full gone conclusion. They didn’t happen in Canada yesterday. There’s also discussion on Australia’s GDP numbers yesterday and the trade numbers to keep across today.

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