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Australia set for an extended period of low rates

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left its policy rate unchanged at 2.5% today, and once again said that it does not expect to make any changes in the near term. Given that the economy is likely to slow over the coming quarters, we still think a rate cut is more likely than a hike later in the year.

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