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November 3, 2026 7:54 AM UTC
RBA hike, but vote, statement and comments suggest sees this as likely enough
Market now close to echoing a flat outlook, just a small premium in place
AUD/NZD pulls back from recent post RBNZ, CPI spike 1.24~ key support ahead of larger retracement
November 2, 2026 6:53 PM UTC
We expect October PPI to increase by 0.4% overall and 0.3% ex food and energy, still too high for comfort but considerably slower than respective gains of 1.3% and 0.7% in September. Ex food, energy and trade, we expect only a marginal slowing, to 0.4% from 0.5% in September.

November 2, 2026 6:53 PM UTC
We expect October PPI to increase by 0.4% overall and 0.3% ex food and energy, still too high for comfort but considerably slower than respective gains of 1.3% and 0.7% in September. Ex food, energy and trade, we expect only a marginal slowing, to 0.4% from 0.5% in September.
November 2, 2026 3:40 PM UTC
We expect headline annual inflation to hit 4% in October as the impact of the energy shock continues to filter through. That increase would represent a further uptick from the 3.8% recorded in September and from the 1.9% rate seen just before the start of the Middle East conflict. Preliminary nation

November 2, 2026 3:40 PM UTC
We expect headline annual inflation to hit 4% in October as the impact of the energy shock continues to filter through. That increase would represent a further uptick from the 3.8% recorded in September and from the 1.9% rate seen just before the start of the Middle East conflict. Preliminary nation
November 2, 2026 3:15 PM UTC
October’s ISM manufacturing index of 55.5 is up from 54.5 in September and 54.6 in August but slightly below July’s 55.6 which was the strongest since May 2022. The data continues to imply a positive manufacturing picture.