Surge in inflation will prompt first rate hike in August

The rapid tightening of the labour market coupled with the acceleration in underlying inflation will prompt the Reserve Bank of Australia to end its asset purchases at its meeting on Tuesday 1st February. And we now expect the Bank to hike rates to 1.25% by end-2023, with the first hike coming in August. Drop-In (08:00 GMT, 26th Jan): Will the RBA follow the Fed this year? Economists from our Australia and Markets services will talk through the likely path of RBA policy making in 2022 and the implications for Australian bond and currency markets. Register here.

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