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RBA may not get its Christmas wish

The Reserve Bank of Australia didn’t say as much in the statement released after it left interest rates at 1.5% for the 16th month today, but its Christmas wish must surely be for much more economic growth and a lot more inflation next year. We don’t think any such wish will be granted, which is why we continue to believe that interest rates won’t rise for at least another 18 months yet.

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