August 28, 2020

28 August 2020 Alan Oster Podcast – Coronavirus and the economy

NAB Group Chief Economist Alan Oster talks about the latest impacts of the Coronavirus. Listen now.

  • Q2 Australian GDP is out next Wednesday and while we expect it to be a tough result, it will likely see less of a hit than Europe or North America. We are increasingly concerned about Q4 though.
  • Fed Chair Jerome Powell had some interesting comments at Jackson Hole overnight, the upshot of which is that the fed is more likely to keep stimulating the economy

Listen to the full podcast now. If listening on a mobile device, click listen in browser.

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