In February’s Statement on Monetary Policy the Reserve Bank of Australia drew particular attention to the recent pick up in mortgage lending to investors. Given its concerns, if investor lending remains elevated this may prove to be a barrier to further rate cuts later this year, even if underlying inflation is weaker than the RBA expects.
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