Monday Market Madness 9th April 2018

Retail growth

The Reserve Bank held interest rates steady at 1.50% in its Tuesday meeting last week in line with market expectations heading into the session. The mantra remains steady with the need to see wage growth precursor to any future rate hikes.

Monday Market Madness 26th March 2018

Housing affordability

Australia labour force data showed employment grew by 17,500 below market forecasts (consensus 20k) while the unemployment rate rose slightly to 5.6% (consensus: 5.5 per cent).