Australia's central bank to cut further

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lowered its cash rate by 25bp to 4.5% today,moving its policy settings towards a more neutral rather than restrictive stance. We expect conditions outside of the resources sector to remain weak and see fears for the global economy intensifying. We therefore forecast more policy loosening in coming months and have pencilled in another 25bp cut in February.

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