Reserve Bank leaves official cash rate at 5.5% - eviltoast

“The Reserve Bank stuck to the script and left the official cash rate unchanged at 5.5 percent, confirming an end to its 21-month tightening campaign”…

“It said inflation, currently at an annual rate of 6.7 percent, was expected to keep falling as would inflation expectations, with a slowing global economy, an easing in supply chain disruptions, cooler labour and housing markets”…

“It estimated that inflation would be back in the target band in the second half of 2024”…

“We don’t expect OCR cuts until May next year, give or take”

  • Dave@lemmy.nzM
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    1 year ago

    Thanks for the explanation!

    Looking at historical inflation, it seems there weren’t many good controls prior to the 90s. Inflation was all over the place.