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Australia - Rate hikes will result in housing downturn

High household debt will magnify the impact of interest rate hikes on the housing market and we now expect prices across the eight capital cities to fall by 5% from H2 2023. The upshot is that the RBA is unlikely to hike rates as sharply as the financial markets anticipate and may end up easing policy in 2024.

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