Friday: Australian labour market may be weaker than the RBA thinks

The Dow rises through 40,000. Fed speakers see monetary policy working. US jobless claims and factory output data reinforce hopes for a rate cut or cuts later this year. Australia’s labour market may be softening faster than the RBA is expecting. In our bonus deep dive interview, following on from our coverage of China’s politburo declaring they want to reduce unsold property inventories, ANZ Chief Economist for Greater China Raymond Yeung say they need to be careful from a financial stability perspective that prices don’t drop too much. Before accessing this podcast, please read the disclaimer at https://www.anz.com/institutional/five-in-five-podcast/