Q+A: The Week Ahead with NAB
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Q+A: The Week Ahead with NAB

B2Upper-intermediateNovember 8, 202610 min
  • Interview
  • Business & money

The Reserve Bank has now raised interest rates five times this year. But with signs the Australian economy is slowing, has the RBA finally done enough? Sean Aylmer speaks with NAB Chief Economist Sally Auld about why she believes the RBA has finished raising rates, and what the US midterm election results mean for global markets, artificial intelligence and Donald Trump's tariff policies. The Week Ahead with NAB is brought to you by National Australia Bank Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Welcome to Fear and Greet Q&A where we ask and answer questions about business, investing, economics, politics and more. I'm Sean Aylmer and every Monday morning we're joined by the economics team at NAV to look at the week ahead.

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Sally Auld is NAV's Chief Economist. Sally good morning. Good morning Sean. Did you have a good weekend?

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Did you get some rest after last week? That was one crazy week for financial markets and economists. Yeah, there was a lot going on last week. So yes, like a bit of a mix of, you know, some busy periods in the weekend, but then

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