RBA to lift rates to 3.0% by early-2023

The Reserve Bank of Australia will probably hike its cash rate by another 25bp at its meeting on 7th June, but we expect it to accelerate its hiking cycle with a 40bp hike in August following the release of stronger-than expected inflation data. Our forecast that interest rates will peak at 3.0% is above the analyst consensus.

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