- Election had no influence on rate decision
- RBA has open mind on how fast rates need to rise
- There are reasons to believe inflation will start to moderate
That will set out expectations on where the tightening cycle will be headed towards but baby steps. The RBA just signaled liftoff today and we'll see how committed they will be in pursuing more aggressive rate hikes in the months ahead first.
As much as he acknowledges that rate hikes will help to temper with inflation pressures, he does say that if supply-side shocks lead to a permanent or persistent shift in labour cost growth, then inflation
Inflation
Inflation is defined as a quantitative measure of the rate in which the average price level of goods and services in an economy or country increases over a period of time. It is the rise in the general level of prices where a given currency effectively buys less than it did in prior periods.In terms of assessing the strength or currencies, and by extension foreign exchange, inflation or measures of it are extremely influential. Inflation stems from the overall creation of money. This money is m
Inflation is defined as a quantitative measure of the rate in which the average price level of goods and services in an economy or country increases over a period of time. It is the rise in the general level of prices where a given currency effectively buys less than it did in prior periods.In terms of assessing the strength or currencies, and by extension foreign exchange, inflation or measures of it are extremely influential. Inflation stems from the overall creation of money. This money is m
Read this Term will not be as what it was before.
I reckon that's an important detail that signifies the shift in thinking by the RBA. In turn, that will set out their views on policy in the year(s) ahead surely.
