Weekend Edition: Risky Business, Confusing Times

Friday November 10th 2023Please note this communication is not a research report and has not been prepared by NAB Research analysts. Read the full disclaimer here.With the risk of interest rates going even higher, and a slug of the Australian population yet to move onto variable loans, are we about to see a sudden change in consumer spending as more households step off the fixed rate cliff. This week Sonia Straumann, NAB’s Executive, Credit Risk, says households have already modified their behaviour in readiness. But how much of their spending now is dependent on eating into cash reserves built up during the pandemic? And how will small businesses cope with a sustained period of lower consumption. Sonia says that’s one of the big risk factors, alongside commercial real estate, construction and farming. What else is keeping her awake at night? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.