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Financial institution issuance has recorded another high-volume year in the Australian dollar bond market, with some key questions still to explore ahead of a fast start in 2025.
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Softer conditions to start the year
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Robust growth was maintained in Q1, but China faces the storm of US tariffs
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Calm before the storm
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We have lowered our 2025 and 2026 growth forecasts for a wide range of countries, particularly China and (last week) the US. We now expect global growth of around 2¾% in both years (previously around 3.0%).
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Total spending rose in March
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Capacity utilisation rises in March
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An update on recent developments
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Conditions in the Australian Medium-Term Note (AMTN) market on both price and tenor are providing a compelling funding alternative for New Zealand corporates.
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NAB specialists and clients from across the bank’s Fund Sponsors, Strategic Investors and Alternative Assets (FSA) business gathered over lunch recently to share career stories and advice on promoting greater diversity and inclusion.
Hybrid issuance is becoming an ever more relevant funding instrument and capital management tool for corporate issuers today, attracting strong investor demand, write Tabitha Chang and Stefan Visser from the NAB Capital Markets Origination team.
Fairly broad-based growth was recorded in February.
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We expect global economic growth to slow from 3.3% in 2024 to 3.0% in 2025
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