The Week Ahead 2026.08.09

Bob Elliott · Nonconsensus · August 09, 2026 at 22:07  | Read on Substack ↗
Summary
The available snippet points to the RBA meeting as the key event of the coming week, while the author notes that their prior view on Australian 2-year yields has already played out as yields moved higher. The implied market focus is whether Australian short-end rates extend their recent run around the RBA decision.
  • The RBA meeting is the main scheduled event for the week of 2026-08-09.
  • The author says views from their last trip to Australia 'paid out nicely,' with Aussie 2-year yields having run higher.
  • The newsletter is authored by Bob Elliott under the Nonconsensus banner, indicating a macro/rates-oriented perspective.
Length 244 chars
Category finance
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