Markets Overview

  • ASX SPI 200 futures up 0.3% to 9,142.00
  • S&P 500 up 0.3% to 7,677.28
  • Dow Average up 0.3% to 53,577.40
  • FTSE 100 up 0.3% to 10,886.16
  • Euro little changed at $1.1675
  • Aussie up 0.2% to 0.7165 per US$
  • Kiwi up 0.3% to 0.5978 per US$
  • US 10-year yield fell 7.0bps to 4.6268%
  • Australia 3-year bond yield rose 1.9 bps to 4.55%
  • Australia 10-year bond yield rose 0.5 bps to 5.02%
  • Gold spot up 0.1% to $4,658.69
  • Brent futures down 5.8% to $86.86/bbl

Economic Events

  • 10:30: (AU) July Westpac Leading Index MoM, prior 0.04%
  • 11:30: (AU) July CPI YoY, est. 3.3%, prior 3.8%
  • 11:30: (AU) 2Q Construction Work Done, est. 0.4%, prior 3.4%
  • 11:30: (AU) July CPI Trimmed Mean YoY, est. 3.5%, prior 3.6%
  • 11:30: (AU) July CPI MoM, est. 0.9%, prior -0.1%