Opinion
A February interest rate cut is a goer if RBA changes one thing
Should the Reserve Bank downwardly revise its 4.5 per cent estimate of full employment, the first reduction will happen in just a few weeks.
Stephen MillerFormer adviser to Paul KeatingAt its last meeting for 2024, the Reserve Bank of Australia’s board seemed to indicate that it was contemplating a cut in the policy rate within six months.
Weaker-than-expected private sector activity growth, together with softer wage increases, made the board say that it was “gaining some confidence that inflation is moving sustainably towards target”.
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