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RBA will hike rates in February and May

The ongoing persistence in underlying inflation will persuade the Reserve Bank of Australia to reverse course on rate cuts. We expect the Bank to raise rates by 25bp at its meeting next week, followed by another hike in May. We suspect that will be enough to stamp out the excess demand in the economy, though markets remain wary about the possibility of further tightening.

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