The Migration Question Amplified; But Not Tackled… By Anyone!

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May 17 2024 | 00:17:42

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Show Notes

Last week Michele Bullock the RBA Governor was asked a good question about how high migration might impact inflation. But her answer was well, weird, as she tried to trade off pressure on the housing market from higher demand driven rent rises against supplying more workers to meet business demand (and implicitly increasing economic activity). Treasurer Jim Chalmers, Speaking at the National Press Club on Wednesday explained that Tuesdays Budget forecast of headline CPI inflation falling to 2.75% by the end of Financial Year 2024-25 (not I January as I noted some reporting claimed), was predicated on at least in […]

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