When Things Don’t Add Up At The RBA

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Aug 07 2024 | 00:20:01

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Show Notes

The Reserve Bank held its cash rate at 4.35% for a sixth straight meeting on Tuesday and lifted its forecasts for inflation and economic growth. In her press conference after the policy decision, Governor Michele Bullock said there’s still a risk that inflation will take too long to return to target and said it’s too early to be talking about imminent easing. Core prices at 3.9% remain well above the bank’s target and its largely driven by non-discretionary spending such as insurance, education and housing rent. It now sees underlying inflation easing to 3.5% by the end of this year, […]

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