The Reserve Bank of Australia is likely to leave policy settings unchanged when it meets next week. Although there has been little progress on disinflation in recent months, the Board is likely to pin that on the long and variable lags of monetary policy. With activity remaining weak and the labour market continuing to loosen, we still expect underlying inflation to return to target early next year. Accordingly, the Bank will probably start cutting rates in Q2 2025.
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