Pulling the trigger

The RBA has released its Monetary Policy statement, forcing economists around the country to scramble and rejig their interest rate expectations.

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The RBA has released its Monetary Policy statement, forcing economists around the country to scramble and rejig their interest rate expectations.

So much so, that many predict we'll see the next move up as early as next month.

But how many more will we see after that? Is the RBA making a mistake? And what does that mean for the Australian dollar, which has already come off its recent high of US$1.10?

I asked those very questions of Shane Oliver from AMP Capital and Bill Evans from Westpac.


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By Ricardo Goncalves
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