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CommBank Global Economic & Markets Update podcast
CommBank View: Economics & Markets podcast is your expert guide to what’s shaping domestic and international economies and markets. Hosted by finance journalist Mandy Drury, the podcast draws on insights from CommBank's Global Economic & Markets Research team to break down th...
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Global markets are moving quickly. Policy settings are shifting, and the economic outlook is becoming more complex.
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Aussie Weekly – CPI and capex data keep RBA on its toes
In this week’s podcast, CBA economists Belinda Allen and Ashwin Clarke discuss a busy week of data and RBA communications. CPI remains too high and c...
Aussie Weekly - Labour market remains tight ahead of January CPI data
In this week's podcast, CBA economists Belinda Allen, Trent Saunders and Harry Ottley discuss a busy week in labour market data that continues to sugg...
Aussie Weekly - Economic data and RBA communication galore
In this week's podcast, CBA economists Ashwin Clarke and Harry Ottley break down a week full of economic data and RBA communication.
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Aussie Weekly - RBA increases cash rate target to 3.85%
The RBA increased the cash rate to 3.85% this week. In this week's podcast, Head of Australian Economics Belinda Allen and Economist Harry Ottley disc...
Aussie Weekly - Strong CPI sets up rate hike next week
The Q4 25 CPI data was strong in line with CBA expectations. In this podcast, economists Trent Saunders and Harry Ottley dissect the inflation data an...
Aussie Weekly – Labour market strength ahead of key inflation data
In this week’s Aussie Weekly podcast, CBA economists Harry Ottley and Trent Saunders unpack a strong December labour force report and what it signals...
FX Weekly - US dollar and Australian dollar outlook
Kristina Clifton and Samara Hammoud discuss the outlook for the US dollar, the implications for the Australian dollar and the broader outlook for Aust...
Aussie Weekly - Why we expect the RBA to hike in February
In the final podcast of the year, CBA economists Belinda Allen, Ashwin Clarke and Harry Ottley outline why an RBA rate hike in February is likely. The...
FX Weekly: US economic data and central bank policy meetings in the UK, Eurozone and Japan
Kristina Clifton and Samara Hammoud discuss the top influences on currency markets this week including a range of US economic data and central bank po...
Aussie Weekly - RBA flags rate hikes in 2026
CBA economists Belinda Allen and Harry Ottley dissect the hawkish RBA Board meeting and analyse economic data on the labour market and consumer spendi...
FX Weekly: Central bank policy meetings in Australia, the US and Canada
Kristina Clifton and Samara Hammoud discuss the top influences on currency markets this week including the central bank policy meetings in Australia,...
Aussie weekly: GDP recap and RBA preview
September quarter National Accounts data was the key highlight this past week. Annual growth lifted to 2.1% reaching our estimate of Australia’s speed...
FX Weekly - Global economic outlook to improve in 2026 but with risks
CBA’s international economics team discuss their latest forecasts for the global economy and outlook for central bank interest rates.
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FX Weekly - Stronger economic data and the improving global economy can support the Australian dollar this week.
Kristina Clifton and Samara discuss the top influences effecting currency markets this week including an improving global economy, Australian GDP data...
Aussie Weekly - Surprise CPI and investment data
It was a week full of surprises in Australia. The inaugural monthly CPI data came in stronger than expected for October. Business investment and const...
FX Weekly – Fed’s Beige book, RBNZ meeting, UK budget and Japan’s FX intervention
Kristina Clifton and Carol Kong discuss the top influences on currency markets this week including Australia’s October CPI, the Federal reserve’s Beig...
Aussie Weekly - Deep dive on inflation
Wages data and the RBA minutes were broadly as expected so the focus now turns to next week's inflation data for October. This will be the first relea...
FX Weekly: US Payrolls, Australia’s Wage Data and Japan’s FX Intervention Risks
Samara Hammoud and Carol Kong discuss the top influences on currency markets this week including the much-anticipated US payrolls data, Australia’s Wa...
Aussie Weekly - A week of strong economic data
In this week's podcast, Head of Australian Economics Belinda Allen and Economist Harry Ottley discuss what was a very strong week of Australian econom...
FX Weekly: China’s Monthly Data Dump and Labour Market Data from Australia and the UK
Kristina Clifton and Samara Hammoud discuss the top influences on currency markets this week including China’s monthly data dump for October and labou...
Aussie Weekly - Cautious RBA on hold as expected
In this episode, CBA economists Harry Ottley and Belinda Allen break down the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to keep the cash rate on hold at 3....
CPI shock and RBA call change
It was a busy week of economic news but the September quarter CPI stole the show. The policy relevant trimmed mean lifted by 1%/qtr and 3.0%/yr amongs...
FX Weekly – President Trump-Xi meeting, Australian inflation data, and central bank decisions
Samara Hammoud and Carol Kong discuss the top influences on currency markets this week including the latest US-China trade talks, Australian inflation...
Aussie Weekly - All is calm ahead of Q3 25 CPI
It was a quiet week locally but next week brings the all important Q3 25 CPI report. In this week's podcast, Economists Trent Saunders and Harry Ottle...
FX Weekly - China’s data dump, Japanese politics, the ongoing US government shutdown and the latest inflation data from around the world.
Samara Hammoud and Carol Kong discuss the top influences on currency markets this week including China’s data dump, Japanese politics, the ongoing US...
Aussie Weekly – Unemployment rate lifts to 4.5%
In this week’s podcast CBA economists Belinda Allen and Trent Saunders unpack the shock lift in the unemployment rate and what is means for the Reserv...
FX Weekly - US-China trade tensions, FOMC Chair Powell’s speech, and the evolving political situation in Japan and France.
Samara Hammoud and Carol Kong discuss the top influences on currency markets this week including rising US-China trade tensions, FOMC Chair Powell’s r...
Aussie Weekly - Consumer sentiment dips
In this week’s podcast, CBA economists Belinda Allen and Harry Ottley discuss the latest consumer sentiment data, trends in household spending, the ou...
FX Weekly - US government shutdown, Japan’s leadership race, and Canada’s labour market data
Samara Hammoud and Carol Kong discuss the top influences on currency markets this week including the US government shutdown, Japan’s Liberal Democrati...
Aussie Weekly – RBA on Hold Until 2026
In this week’s podcast, Head of Australian Economics Belinda Allen unpacks the key takeaways from the September RBA Board meeting and explains why CBA...
FX Weekly – US non-farm payrolls, RBA meeting, Japanese’s LDP election
Joseph Capurso and Carol Kong discuss the top influences on currency markets this week including the US non-farm payrolls, the Reserve Bank of Austral...
Aussie Weekly - Hot CPI casts doubt on November rate cut
In this week's podcast, economists Harry Ottley, Belinda Allen and Trent Saunders discuss the stronger-than-expected August Monthly CPI and its implic...
FX Weekly - A quieter week for currency markets ahead
Kristina Clifton and Carol Kong discuss the top influences on currency markets this week including the US PCE deflator and Australia’s CPI indicator.<...
Aussie Weekly - Softer labour market data ahead of CPI
Belinda Allen and Harry Ottley discuss August’s Labor Force data, which showed steady unemployment at 4.2% but softer employment and participation. Th...
FX Weekly – Four major central banks meet this week
It’s a huge week for currency markets, with four major central bank meetings — the US Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan, the Bank of England, and the...
Aussie Weekly - Further signs that the economy is improving
Harry Ottley and Belinda Allen break down the latest Aussie economic data, including consumer spending and sentiment trends, business surveys, and the...
FX Weekly - US payrolls revisions, US CPI and French and Japanese political uncertainty will drive currencies this week.
Kristina Clifton and Carol Kong discuss the top drivers of currency markets this week.
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Aussie Weekly - Economic growth surprises to the upside
In this episode of the CommBank Global Economic and Markets Research Aussie Weekly podcast, Harry Ottley and Belinda Allen unpack a data-heavy week fo...