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Strong housing market bolsters case for RBA hikes

Australia’s house price rally maintained solid momentum in January, while growth in advertised rents accelerated further. With the housing sector likely to feed inflationary pressures for a while to come, the case for the Reserve Bank of Australia to tighten policy is growing increasingly compelling.

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