Consumer price inflation unexpectedly dropped in March as concerns over the impact of heavy rains on food inflation proved unfounded. What’s more, core inflation remains low, and headline inflation is now comfortably below the Reserve Bank’s near-term target. This has raised the possibility of an interest rate cut outside the scheduled review cycle for the third time this year.
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