The inflation figures for the third quarter would need to be much weaker than the Reserve Bank of Australia expects in order to prompt a cut in interest rates to 1.25% at November’s policy meeting. While we don’t think inflation was weak enough in the third quarter, we still believe that persistently low underlying inflation will force the RBA to reduce interest rates to 1.0% next year.
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