The surge in inflation would warrant a rate hike at the Reserve Bank of Australia’s upcoming meeting on 3rd May. But we think the Bank will wait until the June meeting, where we now expect the cash rate to rise to 0.50% We expect rates to reach 2% by the end of this year and 2.5% by mid-2023, which would be a bit more aggressive than the Bank’s last two tightening cycles.
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