While a pre-election rate cut is widely seen as positive for incumbent governments, it doesn’t necessarily represent a path to victory in itself
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The Reserve Bank of Australia is designed to be independent of government, but that does not mean its decisions do not have political consequences.
After Wednesday’s better-than-expected inflation reading, there is now broad consensus among economists that the RBA will cut interest rates next month.
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