Volatility associated with November’s US election should finally be over,
enabling investors to refocus on economic prospects and the outlook for
corporate profitability & central bank policy.
Australian inflation recorded at 0.9% in the 2020 calendar year, nearly double what the Reserve Bank of Australia forecasted in November’s Statement on Monetary Policy.
Manufacturing PMI in November increased to roughly 50, hovering near the breakpoint between expansion and contraction.
Rising living costs have made it tricky for many Australians to make ends meet.
The presidential election in the US on 5 November could dominate headlines during October, before the next meeting of the Federal Reserve later that same week. Investors are already debating whether a further reduction in borrowing costs in the US could be announced following this meeting.