Australia - How far can interest rates rise?

Most analysts are overestimating the near-term negative impact of RBA rate hikes on household finances and are therefore underestimating the degree of tightening required to bring inflation under control. We now expect the RBA to hike rates to 2.5% by mid-2023, but we think that a housing downturn will force the Bank to reverse course in 2024.

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