<p><strong>Tuesday 16th December 2025</strong></p><br><p><a href="https://www.nab.com.au/content/dam/nabrwd/documents/notice/corporate/nab-research-disclaimer.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NAB Markets Research Disclaimer</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.nab.com.au/financial-services-guide?S_KWCID=SEACT" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Financial Services Guide | Information on our services -</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nab.com.au/financial-services-guide?S_KWCID=SEACT" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NAB</a></p><br><p>China’s economy is still struggling to find momentum, with retail sales growth slipping to its weakest pace since 2022 and investment dropping sharply. Property prices are sliding too, adding to the lack of confidence, and oil markets are feeling the knock‑on effect. Japan, on the other hand, looks brighter: the Tankan survey beat expectations, strengthening the case for a rate hike later this week. Meanwhile, Europe’s industrial production is picking up and Canada surprised with outright deflation in November.</p><p>Today the focus is on the late running US jobs data for November – finally something up to date, although we’ll have to guess what happened in October.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>