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RBA's optimism unlikely to materialise

The upward revision to the RBA’s growth and inflation forecasts suggest that the Bank is moving closer to tightening policy. But we still think that the downturn in the housing market will result in slower growth before long and retain our forecast that the first rate hike will only happen by end-2020.

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