We expect the Reserve Bank of Australia to raise rates by 25bp at its meeting ending on 17th March. The conditions for a sustained acceleration in inflation were in place even before the Iran conflict broke out. With the spike in energy prices adding further pressure, the risk is that the Bank will fall further behind the curve if it doesn’t act decisively to tighten policy.
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