Westpac Economic Update

Westpac Economist Elliot Clarke comments on this week’s RBA rates hold decision, retail sales, December trade figures; as well as the US data releases of the ISM manufacturing survey and payrolls report. He also looks forward to next week’s Business Consumer Confidence Survey and the labour force release.

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.