RBA will stick to hawkish message

The Reserve Bank of Australia will probably stick to its hawkish message at its upcoming meeting. And while GDP growth is set to disappoint the Bank’s optimistic projections, it will take a clear slowdown in inflation and a further loosening of the labour market to move the RBA’s hand. The upshot is that we still expect the first rate cut only in Q2 2025.

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