The RBA’s “Wild Ride”, While Rates Remain On Hold…

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Dec 10 2024 | 00:13:29

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The Reserve Bank left its cash rate at 4.35% on Tuesday in a widely anticipated decision, marking more than a year at that level. The rate-setting board said “some of the upside risks to inflation appear to have eased” and scrapped a longstanding line that it wasn’t ruling anything in or out on policy.Australia’s central bank said it’s “gaining some confidence” that inflation is moving sustainably toward target, prompting traders to boost bets on interest-rate cuts starting as early as February. That said, with the CPI up 16% over 3-years and the real costs much higher to households, this will […]

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