ASX to jump; NAB buys 86 400 for $220m; ResMed profit up 12pc
ASX sinks 2.8pc in worst week since October Save Share Westpac lifts Australian dollar forecast to US85¢ by mid 2022 Sarah Turner Westpac lifted its Australian dollar forecast to US82¢ by the end of 2021 and US85¢ by mid-2022. The bank cited a steepening global yield curve, the outlook for commodity prices and likely ongoing solid momentum in China. âAs usual there are always risks principally related to the global vaccine rollout; policy in China and the US fiscal stimulus,â chief economist Bill Evans said. âFor Australia we are less uncertain, with fiscal and monetar...