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Inflation will continue to moderate rapidly

Inflation fell sharply in November and while the quarterly CPI due later this month will show that it was still above 4% in Q4, monthly prints should soon start with a 3. With the unemployment rate set to approach the RBA's estimate of the natural rate soon and economic activity flatlining, we're sticking to our forecast that the Bank will cut rates in May, earlier than most anticipate.

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