Strong jobs, higher fuel prices keep rate hike in play
June’s employment surge shows that Australia’s labour market remains resilient despite some broader cooling, while the sharp rise in regional fuel benchmarks is likely to push domestic pump prices higher and, if sustained, add to underlying inflation. Together with the renewed rise in PMI output prices in July, that keeps the case for an August RBA rate hike firmly alive.
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