The stagnation in wage growth at the record low of 1.9% in the second quarter supports our view that the low wage, low inflation climate will mean the RBA won’t raise interest rates next year as the financial markets expect. With households’ real wages having been flat over the past year, consumption growth will surely slow soon.
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