Market Analysis

Economic Diary:
Week Commencing 28/09/26


Tuesday 29 September

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
RBA Cash Rate RBA Cash Rate Chart 4.35% 4.60% 4.60%
Money Supply M4   -0.3% 0.4%
PPI Year on Year PPI Year on Year Chart 7.8% 10.9%
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart -16.5 -16.5 -16.5
Services Sentiment Services Sentiment Chart 5.8 6.5 6.1
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart -16.5 -16.5 -16.5
Industrial Sentiment Industrial Sentiment Chart -5.3 -4.7 -3.8
Business Climate Business Climate Chart -0.22 -0.06
Economic Sentiment Economic Sentiment Chart 98.4 99.0 97.9
Economic Sentiment Economic Sentiment Chart 98.4 99.0 97.9
Business Climate Business Climate Chart -0.22 -0.06
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 2.4% 2.4%
GDP Month on Month GDP Month on Month Chart 0.3% 0.0% -0.0%
GDP Month on Month GDP Month on Month Chart 0.3% 0.0% -0.0%
Consumer Confidence Consumer Confidence Chart 89.4 89.2 81.9

Wednesday 30 September

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Industrial Production Prelim   -0.2% 1.7% -1.7%
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart 4.0% 3.3% +2.7%
PMI Manufacturing (China) PMI Manufacturing (China) Chart 49.8 50.1 50.1
Retail Sales Month on Month Retail Sales Month on Month Chart -3.4% 1.5% +1.3%
Current Account Current Account Chart -22.134Bln GB -24.700Bln GB -19.932Bln GB
Retail Sales Year on Year Retail Sales Year on Year Chart -2.5% 0.1% -0.4%
GDP Final Year on Year   1.2% 1.2% 1.4%
GDP Final Quarter on Quarter GDP Final Quarter on Quarter Chart 0.4% 0.4% 0.5%
PPI Month on Month PPI Month on Month Chart 1.1% +1.0%
Unemployment Rate (sa) Unemployment Rate (sa) Chart 6.4% 6.4% 6.4%
Unemployment Change (sa) Unemployment Change (sa) Chart 4k 1k 12k
ZEW Investor Sentiment   12.1 2.6
Consumer Confidence   94.5 94.0 91.2
CPI Final Month on Month   0.2% 0.50% 0.60%
ADP employment report ADP employment report Chart 38k 70k 90k
Personal Spending Real Month on Month Personal Spending Real Month on Month Chart 0.0% +0.6%
PCE Core Price Index Year on Year PCE Core Price Index Year on Year Chart 3.3% 3.3% 3.0%
Personal Income Month on Month Personal Income Month on Month Chart 0.4% 0.4% 0.2%
Corporate Profits Corporate Profits Chart 8.2% 7.7%
GDP Final GDP Final Chart 1.5% 1.5% 2.2%
PCE Core Price Index Month on Month PCE Core Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.2% 0.3% 0.2%
PCE Price Index Year on Year PCE Price Index Year on Year Chart 3.7% 3.7% +3.4%
PCE Price Index Month on Month PCE Price Index Month on Month Chart 0.2% 0.4% 0.3%
GDP Deflator GDP Deflator Chart 6.4% 6.4% 6.1%
Dallas Fed PCE Dallas Fed PCE Chart 2.2% 1.9%
EIA Weekly Crude Oil Stocks   2.969Mln -0.264Mln 0.922Mln

Thursday 01 October

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Tankan Big Non-Manufacturers Index Tankan Big Non-Manufacturers Index Chart 37 36 35
Tankan Big Manufacturers Index Tankan Big Manufacturers Index Chart 22 25 24
Tankan Big Manufacturers Index Tankan Big Manufacturers Index Chart 22 25 24
Tankan Big Non-Manufacturers Index Tankan Big Non-Manufacturers Index Chart 37 36 35
PMI Manufacturing   54.1 54.1
PMI Manufacturing   54.1 54.1
House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) Chart 0.2% -0.2%
House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) Chart 1.6% 1.3% 0.8%
House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) House Price Index Month on Month (Nationwide) Chart 0.2% -0.2%
House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) House Price Index Year on Year (Nationwide) Chart 1.6% 1.3% 0.8%
PMI Manufacturing   49.6 50.0 50.4
PMI Manufacturing   49.6 50.0 50.4
PMI Manufacturing   50.3 50.3 50.6
PMI Manufacturing   50.3 50.3 50.6
PMI Manufacturing   53.8 53.8 53.9
PMI Manufacturing   53.8 53.8 53.9
Unemployment Rate   5.8% 5.7% 6.2%
PMI Manufacturing   52.7 52.7 52.9
PMI Manufacturing   52.7 52.7 52.9
PMI Manufacturing   52.0 52.0 51.9
PMI Manufacturing   52.0 52.0 51.9
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 6.4% 6.4% 6.4%
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 6.4% 6.4% 6.4%
PMI Manufacturing   53.0 51.5
PMI Manufacturing   53.0 51.5
ISM Manufacturing PMI ISM Manufacturing PMI Chart 54.6 55.0 54.5
ISM Manufacturing PMI ISM Manufacturing PMI Chart 54.6 55.0 54.5

Friday 02 October

Indicator Previous Expected Actual
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 2.4% 2.4% 2.5%
Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Retail Sales Month on Month (sa) Chart -0.40% +0.3%
Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Retail Sales Year on Year (nsa) Chart 0.80% +0.5%
Non-Farm Payrolls Non-Farm Payrolls Chart 162k 90k 29k
Unemployment Rate Unemployment Rate Chart 4.1% 4.1% 4.2%
Non-Farm Payrolls Non-Farm Payrolls Chart 162k 90k 29k
Factory Orders Factory Orders Chart 0.9% 0.1% 0.1%
Factory Orders Factory Orders Chart 0.9% 0.1% 0.1%

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