Last S&P World / Judo Financial institution Providers PMI for January 2024 is 49.1

(prior 47.1)

Composite 49.0

We had the manufacturing PMI final week:

Preliminary readings for the three are right here.

Commentary from the report on employment and inflation:

• “Resilience in labour demand continues to play a vital
  position in moderating the slowdown within the Australian financial system.
  The employment index for January remained above the
  impartial stage, near the place it has resided over the previous three
  months. Regardless of the financial system cooling, companies proceed
  to see shopper demand exceed their provide capabilities,
  therefore the continued efforts to develop their workforces. Over
  the previous 12 months, the resilience in employment and labour
  demand has successfully put a ground underneath how a lot
  Australia’s financial system can decelerate.
  
• “Value pressures going through shoppers have continued to ease
  throughout the companies sector. With demand softening within the
  financial system, the seasonally adjusted Costs Charged index
  has fallen a stage final seen in mid-2021 earlier than inflation ranges
  started to rise. Enter worth pressures have additionally continued to
  ease, albeit at a slower fee. The enter worth index fell to a
  stage, which, whereas nonetheless inconsistent with a 2-3% inflation fee,
  was on the lowest recorded stage seen since mid-2021. These
  outcomes, alongside official information releases, will doubtless see the RBA
  board maintain the money fee at 4.35% of their February assembly,
  because the financial system seems to be following its slim path to a
  2-3% inflation fee.

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The Reserve Financial institution of Australia are assembly as we speak and tomorrow (February 5 and 6). The choice is predicted to maintain the money fee on maintain at its present 12 12 months excessive:

• assertion due at 2.30 pm Sydney time on Tuesday, 6 February 2024 (0330 GMT, 2230 US Japanese time)

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The Reserve Financial institution of Australia has launched into a brand new period of conferences and communications. A press convention from Reserve Financial institution of Australia Governor Bullock will observe.