Survey data are released this week and there is not much else. They will be important to gauge if the economic recovery continued in Q3 and how price pressures evolved.
- Tuesday sees September Westpac consumer confidence which rose each of the four months to August helped by lower rates and the prospects of further RBA easing. At 98.5 last month, it is now approaching the neutral 100-level.
- The NAB August business survey is also out on Tuesday. Business confidence has been trending higher since March and is positive again. Conditions however remain soft, although June/July printed above the 2025 average. Employment and cost/price components will be monitored closely.
- Melbourne Institute consumer inflation expectations for September are released on Thursday. It moderated substantially to 3.9% in August but the 3-month average has been around 4.5% since June.
- The RBA’s head of payments policy Connolly will participate in a panel on Thursday at 1130 AEST and assistant governor (financial system) Jones on Friday at 1200 AEST.