The sharp fall in underlying inflation to 1.5% in the first quarter is a game-changer for the Reserve Bank of Australia and supports our long-held view that interest rates will fall from 2.0% now to 1.5%. Rates may even be reduced to 1.75% at next Tuesday’s policy meeting, just hours before the Federal Budget is announced.
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