RBA dep gov Bullock says the policy rate level is not yet restrictive

Reserve Bank of Australia Deputy Governor Michele Bullock Q&A:

• will be looking at monthly cpi, but will be lot of noise in figures
• monthly cpi numbers are unlikely to have implications for October policy meeting
• policy is not restrictive as yet, looking at opportunities to slow hikes at some point
• Australia in a better position on 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 than some other countries
• RBA is concerned about the health of China's economy, its zero covid policy and its property market
• the outlook for the global economy is quite worrying

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Is it just me or are we getting far straighter answers from Bullock than we get from Lowe?