Activity to rebound in fourth quarter

With the Sydney lockdown set to extend into the fourth quarter, we’ve lowered our Q3 GDP forecast further. However, we still think that the economy will bounce back in Q4 as vaccine hesitancy is collapsing and vaccine supply is set to pick up. As such, we’re sticking to our view that the RBA will hike interest rates in early-2023.

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