Pop Goes The Rate Cut Calls?

May 15, 2025 00:09:13
Pop Goes The Rate Cut Calls?
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Pop Goes The Rate Cut Calls?

May 15 2025 | 00:09:13

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Show Notes

Just a few days ago, markets were betting on a mega 50 basis point cut in the cash rate by the RBA next week and expecting a rate below 3% before the end of the year, anticipating at least five RBA rate cuts with a decent chance of a sixth, reflective of the worrying second order impacts of the Trump tariff playbook, weak economic growth in Australia, and anticipated higher unemployment. While Australia got off lightly with a 10% levy on all exports to the US, as a small, open economy heavily geared to trade it’s particularly exposed to fallout […]

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