Does The CPI Numberwang Show That Politics Wins?

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Jan 29 2025 | 00:15:19

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Show Notes

Australia has been a global outlier in the current easing cycle as most developed world central banks, including the Federal Reserve, have already cut substantially. The Fed is due to announce the outcome of its meeting later today and is expected to stand pat. The RBA, in tackling inflation through 2022-23, opted for a lower peak rate than global counterparts. It worried about the capacity of heavily-geared households to cope with significantly higher mortgage repayments. But we got a softer-than-expected annual underlying inflation figure of 3.2 per cent for the 3 months to December from the ABS today, and the […]

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