Summary: Leading index improves in June; May index revised below April reading; implies annual GDP growth to fall to ~-1.75% later this year; still consistent with recession; “upside risk” to Westpac forecast of 7% contraction in June quarter; expects 3.5% growth in second half 2020. Westpac and the Melbourne Institute describe their Leading Index as a composite measure which attempts to estimate the likely pace of Australian economic activity...