The IMF's Article IV mission warns of the risks

Pretty sure they always do. Dour lot the IMF.

  • Say the RBA should keep rates low
  • economic expansion expected to continue
  • expects to see gradual upward pressure on wages and prices
  • notes and welcomes slowing in housing market
  • Warns of risks from slower China growth, trade tensions
  • Note that a 'sharp tightening of global financial conditions could spill over into domestic financial markets' - would raise funding costs, negative impacts on borrowers