The rapid tightening of the labour market coupled with the acceleration in underlying inflation will prompt the Reserve Bank of Australia to end its asset purchases at its meeting on Tuesday 1st February. And we now expect the Bank to hike rates to 1.25% by end-2023, with the first hike coming in August.
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