Weekly economics round-up

The weekly economics report provides a concise summary of economic and financial market developments over the previous 5 days.

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Australia and NZ weekly 21 October 2024

In this week’s edition:

Economic Insight: China stimulus and headwinds.

The Week That Was: Labour market powers ahead.

Focus on New Zealand: The inflation dragon is back in it’s cage.

For the week ahead:

RBA: Annual Report, Deputy Governor Hauser fireside chat.

Australia: 2023-2024 Annual National Accounts.

New Zealand: RBNZ Governor Orr speech, trade balance, consumer confidence.

Eurozone: consumer confidence.

United Kingdom: BoE Governor Bailey speaking, consumer confidence.

United States: durable goods orders, home sales, consumer confidence, leading index.

Global: S&P Global PMIs.

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