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The latest data releases for overseas travel movements and visa grants, along with the thrust of recent policy announcements, lean increasingly towards a near-term overshoot in net overseas migration (NOM) for Australia.

While most measures suggest a tight UK labour market, the pass-through to wage growth has been weak. We expect labour demand to soften in 2023, which should loosen conditions in the jobs market and encourage the MPC to take a less hawkish approach than markets anticipate.