By leaving interest rates at 1.75% and not providing a very strong hint that they will be cut in August, the Reserve Bank of Australia today implied that the recent financial market volatility and political uncertainty has not altered the economic outlook. Even so, we think that the weak outlook for inflation will prompt the RBA to cut rates to 1.5% in August and eventually to 1.0% next year.
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