Australia: Further rate hikes by the RBA are not ruled out – UOB
|Economist at UOB Group Lee Sue Ann comments on the upcoming RBA monetary policy meeting (December 5).
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While we are keeping our policy outlook unchanged (expecting the RBA to keep the peak policy rate of 4.35% at the Dec meeting and in 1Q24), the chance of another interest rate rise remains a live option, especailly amid concerns inflation may remain stubbornly high for longer then expected.
We have also now pushed back our first rate cut to take place in 3Q24
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