Westpac Economic Update: 8 August 2014

Westpac Economist Elliot Clarke comments on this week’s RBA meeting notes on confidence in growth and the inflation outlook, as well as the July labour force release that didn’t meet expectations. Next week’s focus is on sentiment with the release of the NAB Business Survey and the Melbourne Institute Consumer Sentiment Survey, as well as European GDP.

You can find more weekly economic updates from Bill Evans and his team on the Westpac website. Their forecasts are available every Friday at lunchtime, Sydney time.