Why the bout between the Reserve Bank and the federal government is about to heat up
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Why the bout between the Reserve Bank and the federal government is about to heat up

ABC  

There's an old adage that oppositions don't win elections, governments lose them. RBA Governor Michele Bullock says Australia's strategy of reducing inflation without stoking too much unemployment is part of the reason why it looks different to peer economies right now. RBA unlikely to react to October inflation data Photo shows Household money pic Australia's inflation rate remained steady in October, with rising prices for food, alcohol, cigarettes and recreational activities keeping it at 2.1 per cent annually. That's seen bank economists push rate cuts back from December to February and now to May, leaving precious little time for the government to spruik its economic performance in the lead-up to the election. Loading Inflation has fallen from 7.8 per cent down to 2.1 per cent, with rates stuck at 4.35 per cent for a year, indicating that the rate hikes have done their job and the economy is cooling, Growth is, at best, sluggish, property is stagnating and households are struggling under the most severe downturn in living standards in generations.

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