The year ended with the RBA flagging the prospect of a near-term slowdown in economic growth, noting that “some slowing in the year-ended growth rate is likely, before it picks up again”. The RBA was likely talking about the Q3 GDP report that showed the Australian economy contracted for only the fourth time in the last 25 years. Furthermore, investors will be going into 2017 concerned over whether Standard & Poor’s will reduce the country’s triple A credit rating.
This week markets will be looking at:
Caixin Manufacturing PMI (Tuesday 2:45)
Trade Balance (Friday 1:30)
Last modified on Sunday, 01 January 2017