We believe that the downturn in Australia’s housing market will become by far the deepest and longest on record. By curbing dwellings investment, consumption and bank lending, we think it will result in GDP growth slowing from close to 3% last year to 2% this year and next. We expect unemployment to rise and the RBA to lower policy rates by the end of the year.
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