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RBA can hike while Fed cuts

Australia’s economy has become less sensitive to conditions in the US as their trade links have diminished. The upshot is that the RBA should be able to hike interest rates in 2020 even if our forecasts prove accurate and the Fed is simultaneously cutting rates.

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