ANZ on 'what to watch' in Australia next week:
- RBA Board meeting (4 April): The RBA is widely expected to keep rates on hold, at 1.5%. Commentary around housing, inflation and the labour market will be particularly important in the post meeting statement.
- RBA communication: RBA Governor Lowe is speaking at a Reserve Bank Board Dinner (4 April), while Head of Economic Analysis Alex Heath is participating in a panel on 5 April, and Deputy Governor Guy Debelle is presenting 'Recent trends in Australia's capital flows' to the AFR Banking and Wealth Summit on 6 April.
- Data heavy week: In addition to retail trade, building approvals and trade data for February, CoreLogic house prices (Feb) and ANZ job ads (March) will be released (both on Monday). With the housing and labour markets both in focus, these data will be important.
From ANZ's "Australian Macro Weekly" just out
