Australia to start economic upswing at full employment
Rising inflation and surging rates are a problem, but the outlook will be made infinitely easier by the fact that every worker who wants a job can find one.
James Glynn
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RBA readying to go easier on brake pedal
The Reserve Bank’s shock-and-awe campaign of consecutive 50-basis-point interest rate increases to cool off inflation is coming to an end.
RBA’s margin of error for avoiding recession is razor-thin
The darker side of this week’s inflation numbers makes it doubtless the RBA will keep raising rates at speed this year and the next.
Why it’s unfair to rage at the RBA
Even with inflation growing at its fastest pace in 30 years and rates rising at a fearful speed, the anger directed at the RBA is a bit over the top.
Tinkering with RBA inflation target courts disaster
Tinkering with the inflation target now, or even suggesting it could be changed, runs the risk of undermining the RBA’s ability to contain inflation expectations.
Review comes at worst time for embattled RBA
The first internal review of the Reserve Bank of Australia since the 1990s comes at the worst time imaginable for the central bank.
RBA needs to accelerate the pace of rate hikes
Odds are growing for an eye-watering 75bps hike in August as central banks around the world race to tighten the strings.
More blockbuster rate hikes ahead
The reality is the RBA will almost certainly sting homeowners again with a further 50-basis-point rise in interest rates in August.
The RBA might be too relaxed about recession risk
There are scenarios building that might plunge the resource-rich economy into a deep contraction, and the biggest influence on the outcome will be the central bank itself.
RBA under pressure to ramp up interest rates
Every mortgage holder should now factor in a further 50-basis-point rise in interest rates in early July, with more to come in the months beyond that.
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