Cliff Notes: managing expectations
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悬崖笔记：管理预期
Core conclusion · Tlines extraction
Westpac expects Australia's Q3 headline CPI at 1.3% q/q (4.1% y/y) and trimmed mean at 0.9% (3.5% y/y). Deputy Governor Hauser called the inflation outlook "materially worse" than August forecasts, citing Middle East oil, AI demand and capacity pressures; markets now price a November hike near 50/50. Westpac sees a 25bp RBA hike if CPI is in line. New Zealand Q3 CPI rose 0.7% q/q, with core measures at or above the RBNZ band top; Westpac expects a 25bp OCR rise to 3.00%. UK September inflation hit 3.5% y/y on energy, core 2.8% and services 3.7%.
- Institution
- Westpac / Westpac IQ
- Published
- 10/23/2026
- Research topic
- Inflation · Fed Policy
- Time horizon
- September 2027 · 2027 · next week
Key arguments
- Hauser flagged three crystallised upside inflation risks—Middle East oil, AI-related tech prices, and domestic capacity—and said staff are reassessing NAIRU assumptions.
- Westpac sees a 25bp RBA hike in November provided Q3 CPI prints broadly in line with its 1.3% headline and 0.9% trimmed mean forecasts.
- New Zealand core inflation measures moved to or slightly above the RBNZ target band top, supporting a 25bp OCR rise to 3.00% with a 4.00% terminal forecast for September 2027.
- UK inflation overshot at 3.5% y/y on energy, with core and services firming and unemployment falling to 4.7%, keeping demand-side inflation risks in view.
Key numbers
- Australia Q3 headline CPI (forecast, q/q)
- 1.3%
- Australia Q3 headline CPI (forecast, y/y)
- 4.1%
- Australia Q3 trimmed mean CPI (forecast, q/q)
- 0.9%
- New Zealand Q3 CPI (q/q)
- 0.7%
- UK September CPI (y/y)
- 3.5%
Main risks
- The November RBA hike is conditional: a CPI print materially below forecast would likely remove it.
- Market pricing moved from about 20% to roughly 50/50, so expectations are fragile around the Q3 CPI release.
- UK energy-driven inflation plus resilient labour demand could keep BoE easing off the table longer than assumed.
Corresponding source evidence
Hauser warned in his remarks that the current inflation outlook was "materially worse" than the RBA's August forecasts.
Three upside inflation risks were characterised as having "crystallised" ahead of the September meeting – the Middle East, the AI boom, and domestic supply constraints.
Our preview provides more detail behind the component mix for Q3 as well as our upward revisions to the preliminary Q4 forecast.
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AI analysis
Cross-institution comparison · CPI
| Institution / report | Published | Direction | Source-checked target | Horizon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westpac / Westpac IQCliff Notes: managing expectations | 10/23/2026 | Neutral | — | Not stated |
| ING THINKfx daily dollar buying returns ahead of fomc | 10/27/2026 | Neutral | — | Not stated |
| BNP ParibasEcoNews of 26 October 2026 | 10/26/2026 | Bullish | — | Not stated |
| ING THINKthink ahead this is how bad european inflation could get this winter | 10/23/2026 | Bullish | — | Not stated |
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