The strong pickup in Australia’s jobless rate in April makes it all but certain that the Bank will leave rates on hold at 4.35% at its June meeting. However, with underlying inflation set to accelerate further, we’re not convinced the Bank will call time on its tightening cycle. We still think there’s a case for it to lift its cash rate by an additional 25bp in Q3.
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