Since the labour market remained healthy enough in April, the Reserve Bank of Australia doesn’t need to hit the panic button and cut interest rates again at the next meeting in June. We still think rates are more likely to be reduced to 1.5% at the meeting in August. That said, the deterioration in the quality of jobs being created and the sharp fall in the quantity of work being done is a concern.
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