Podcast: Pre-Federal Budget Insights
Podcast: What can we expect from the this year’s Federal Budget? Listen to Alan Oster, NAB Group Chief Economist, provide his Federal Budget Preview for 2020. Read more
Where will your business stand? 7 budget highlights so far
Find out how the 2020 Federal Budget could affect your business in our pre-budget round-up. Read more
Markets Today: No more heroes anymore
Despite a big jump in confidence in the Conference Board numbers for the US, there’s not much optimism in the markets today. Read more
Markets Today: Taxing issues don’t hold back risk sentiment
US and European equities rose sharply, with rising confidence seeing a fall in the US dollar and a rise in the Aussie. Read more
AMW: budget preview, what we know so far
The Federal Budget is on October 6 and today's Weekly summarises the key budget initiatives that will likely be announced. Read more
28 September 2020 Alan Oster Podcast – Coronavirus and the economy
NAB Group Chief Economist Alan Oster talks about the latest impacts of the Coronavirus. Listen now. Read more
Markets Today: Courting support ahead of election debates
COVID19 cases continue to rise in Europe, with numbers in the UK and France now well above the first wave. Read more
25 September 2020 Alan Oster Podcast – Coronavirus and the economy
NAB Group Chief Economist Alan Oster talks about the latest impacts of the Coronavirus. Listen now. Read more
US Economic Update – September 2020
Recovery continues, but risks remain. Read more
Markets Today: Are bailouts bygones?
Equities were rising again in the US overnight on the hopes that a stimulus deal would be struck between the GOP and Democrats, but as optimism turned to reality, prices fell, the US dollar regained some of its strength and bond yields weakened. Read more
Markets Today: Aussie dollar falls as risk sentiment deteriorates
NAB had forecast that the Aussie dollar would reach 74 US cents by the end of the year. It did earlier this month but, as global risk sentiment rises, it is rapidly losing ground. Read more
Markets Today: Powell asks for support, Debelle hints at easing, NAB revises rates forecasts
In the US Jerome Powell spelt out very clearly in his testimony before Congress that more fiscal stimulus was needed and had been assumed by many board members in their policy predictions. Read more
