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RBA repeats that progress on inflation will be gradual

The Reserve Bank of Australia left interest rates on hold at 1.5% for the 17th consecutive meeting and it noted once again that progress in returning inflation to target is likely to be “gradual”, suggesting that a near-term rate hike remains unlikely. Further ahead, we expect that interest rates will remain on hold until the second half of 2019.

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