• RBA: recent data had increased confidence that unemployment would continue to fall, inflation rise

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19 December 2017

RBA: recent data had increased confidence that unemployment would continue to fall, inflation rise

  • Board judged steady policy consistent with inflation, growth goals

  • Risks in household balance sheet had lessened, but still bore careful watching

  • Outlook for household consumption a "significant risk" given slow income growth, high debt

  • Uncertain on how far and when stronger growth would feed through to wages and inflation

  • Wage growth slower than expected in q3, but appeared to have stabilised

  • Board noted AUD still in range held over past two-and-a-half years

  • Any further rise in AUD would slow expected pick-up in inflation, economy

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