Will The Inflation Shock Lead To An Interest Rate Hike?

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Oct 25 2023 | 00:12:54

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Show Notes

Australia’s CPI inflation came in stronger than expected in the September quarter, with headline inflation rising 1.2% over the quarter versus 1.1% expected and 5.4 per cent annually, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). As noted by Justin Fabo from Macquarie group, “trimmed mean inflation in Q3 was MUCH stronger than the RBA’s August forecast…about 0.4ppts stronger on a year-ended basis”: And as he notes. “Measures of the BREADTH of quarterly inflation ticked higher and broadly supports the signal from the trimmed mean. It is also broad based, with“43% of the CPI basket by […]

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