Market Outlook in conversation

August 2023 – RBA and growth outlook, inflation's downtrend, employment's resilience, US outlook

Episode Summary

Global central banks are gaining confidence in the fight against inflation as uncertainty lingers over the growth outlook.

Episode Notes

• Monetary policy and the consumer outlook (Senior Economist Matthew Hassan)
• A reprieve for GDP: Westpac’s revised 2023 and 2024 forecasts – 6:00min (Senior Economist Andrew Hanlan)
• Australian inflation: promising signs, but a long road ahead – 13:30min (Senior Economist Justin Smirk)
• Employment’s resilience, a critical support for activity – 19:45min (Economist Ryan Wells)
• Gauging the end of the US and global tightening cycles – 26:00 min (Senior Economist Elliot Clarke)