Australian data, March 2026 household spending

• +1.6% m/m (prior +0.3%)
• +0.7% q/q
• +6.3% y/y (prior +4.3%)

Still to come, due 2.30pm Sydney time (0430 GMT/ 0030 US Eastern time):

• CBA tips RBA rate hike tomorrow but warns Iran war makes it a close call. Split RBA board
• May meeting, RBA set for third straight hike as Hormuz closure drives inflation surge
• Newsquawk Week Ahead: US NFP, ISM Services PMI, RBA, Canadian jobs and OPEC+

Governor Bullock will speak an hour later

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.



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