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RBA continues to signal only “gradual” improvement

The Reserve Bank of Australia held interest rates at 1.5% for the 19th meeting in a row today and continued to signal that a near-term rate hike is unlikely. Further ahead, with GDP growth likely to stay below potential and inflation to remain subdued, we expect the first rate rise won’t come until late 2019.

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