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CommBank View: Economics & Markets

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CommBank View: Economics & Markets podcast is your expert guide to what’s shaping domestic and international economies and markets. Hosted by finance journalist Mandy Drury, the podcast draws on insights from CommBank's Global Economic & Markets Research team to break down the key economic data, market moves and policy decisions shaping our world. Each episode unpacks the forces behind the headlines, explores emerging risks and opportunities, and dives deep into the big themes influencing markets. Information in these podcasts is for informational purposes only and is not to be relied upon for...

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CBA Household Spending Intentions for March 20.04.2020 10:27

COVID-19 is having a dramatic impact on household spending on goods and services in the Australian economy. Stephen Halmarick, Chief Economist and Head of Global Economic & Markets Research and Belinda Allen, Senior Economist discusses the CBA Household Spending Intention series for March. This series combines CBA credit and debit card data and publicly available Google Trends search data to dril...

Australian Housing Market Outlook 17.04.2020 13:21

The Australian housing market is set to fall over the next six months as measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus impact population growth, sentiment for housing and the labour market. In this podcast Gareth Aird, the Head of Australian Economics and Belinda Allen, Senior Economist discuss how and why the Australian housing market is expected to perform and both the risks in both directions...

Australian Economic Outlook 08.04.2020 12:43

The Australian economy has entered a period of extraordinary circumstances and the normally difficult job of forecasting is even more challenging. In this podcast we outline our current thinking of the performance of the Australian economy over the June quarter and how this will impact on the labour market and consumer spending. Gareth Aird, our Head of Australian Economics also details the latest...

Global Economic Outlook 08.04.2020 13:50

Global economic growth is set to record a sharp and deep contraction in 2020 due to government led shutdowns to control the coronavirus. The contraction is expected to be much deeper than the GFC and lead to elevated unemployment rates and prolonged government stimulus measures. In this podcast we explore the outlook for the key economies of the US, Europe and Japan. DISCLAIMER Before listening...

Tracking the economic impact from COVID-19 06.04.2020 12:26

The last two weeks has continued to see unprecedented action from central banks and governments around the world to slow the transmission of COVID-19. These are having a direct economic impact we are seeing in high frequency economic data. The third stimulus announcement by the Australian government should help limit the rise in unemployment. We analyse the package, what it means for the economy a...

Global Economic & Markets Podcast - Episode 1 - 23.03.2020 24.03.2020 11:32

The last few weeks has seen unprecedented action as a health crisis has turned into an economic crisis and financial market crisis. Governments and central banks have acted aggressively and swiftly. The Commonwealth Bank's Global Economic and Markets Update unpacks the announcements, what it means and the balancing act governments are undertaking. DISCLAIMER Before listening to this report, you...