Preview of next week's economic data

A preview of next week's Australian economic data, September 24 to September 28:

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RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA (RBA) FINANCIAL STABILITY REVIEW

Due: Tuesday

Market forecast: No market forecast.

Last result: In its previous review in March, the RBA said the global financial market environment was on a more stable footing and Australian banks were in a good position to address any future turmoil.

The central bank noted that confidence in global financial markets had improved markedly since the concerns generated around euro zone debt in mid to late 2011.

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RBA ASSISTANT GOVERNOR (FINANCIAL MARKETS) GUY DEBELLE SPEAKS AT DEAKIN UNIVERSITY'S 2012 RICHARD SEARBY ORATION IN MELBOURNE

Due: Tuesday

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RBA HEAD OF PAYMENTS POLICY DEPARTMENT TONY RICHARDS SPEAKS AT THE MOBILE AND CONTACTLESS PAYMENTS AUSTRALIA CONFERENCE IN SYDNEY

Due: Wednesday

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THE AUSTRALIAN OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (AOFM) BOND AUCTION

Due: Wednesday

The AOFM will issue $500 million of April 2020 Treasury Bonds.

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AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS (ABS) JOB VACANCIES

Due: Thursday

Period: August (the data is released every three months)

Market forecast: No market forecast

Last result: Total job vacancies in May 2012 were 174,700, a fall of 2.6 per cent from February 2012.

The number of job vacancies in the private sector was 158,600 in May 2012, a drop of 2.6 per cent from February 2012.

The number of job vacancies in the public sector was 16,100 in May 2012, a decrease of 3.1 per cent from February 2012.

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AOFM NOTE AUCTION

Due: Thursday

The AOFM will issue $500 million of Treasury Notes maturing on January 25 2013 and $500 million of Treasury Notes maturing on February 8 2013.

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RBA FINANCIAL AGGREGATES

Due: Friday

Period: August

Market forecast: No market forecast

Last result: The RBA reported a rise of 0.2 per cent in the total credit provided to the private sector by financial intermediaries in July, after a 0.3 per cent rise in June.

Over the year to July, total credit rose by 4.2 per cent.

Housing credit rose 0.3 per cent in July, the same as June.

Other personal credit fell by 0.3 per cent in July, after a drop of 0.2 per cent in the previous month.

Business credit rose by 0.1 per cent in July, after rising by 0.5 per cent in June.

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AOFM BOND AUCTION

Due: Friday

The AOFM will issue $500 million of January 2018 Treasury Bonds.

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