Original article by Greg Brown, David Rogers
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 30-Jan-25

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says a ‘soft landing’ for the Australian economy is becoming "more and more likely" following the release of CPI data for the December quarter. The headline inflation rate fell 0.4 per cent to 2.4 per cent in the year to December; the Reserve Bank’s preferred measure of underlying inflation eased to 3.2 per cent, below the central bank’s own expectations of 3.4 per cent. Three of Australia’s four major banks now expect an official interest cut in February. However, Warren Hogan from Judo Bank says the economic case for a rate cut is very weak; he notes amongst other things that core inflation remain above the RBA’s target range of 2-3 per cent, while the cost-of-living crisis is still a major issue for many Australians.

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Original article by Patrick Commins
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 25-Jul-18

The median forecast of economists polled by Bloomberg is for consumer price inflation of 0.5 per cent in the June quarter, compared with 0.4 per cent in the March quarter. Australia’s consumer price inflation is forecast to have risen to 2.2 per cent in the year to June, up from 1.9 per cent previously. A sharp rise in the price of petrol in the June quarter is tipped to have been a major contributor to the rise in the inflation rate. Economists do not expect the latest inflation data to have a material impact on the outlook for official interest rates.

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Original article by Jacob Greber
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 8 : 28-Jul-16

Australia’s latest inflation data shows that consumer prices rose by just 0.4 per cent in the June 2016 quarter, while the annual inflation rate of one per cent is the lowest since 1999. The annual core inflation rate was 1.5 per cent, which is well below the Reserve Bank’s target range of 2-3 per cent. Financial markets now estimate that there is a 52 per cent chance that the central bank will reduce official interest rates in August. However, former board member Warwick McKibbin has cautioned against a hasty response to the inflation data.

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