• RBA minutes: Board saw "no strong case" for a near-term move in interest rates

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17 July 2018

RBA minutes: Board saw "no strong case" for a near-term move in interest rates

  • Progress on unemployment and inflation likely to be gradual

  • AUD had fallen "a little" but still within range of past two years

  • Board noted household income growth had been subdued for past couple of years

  • Households with high debt more vulnerable to economic shocks

  • Downside risks to global growth had increased, trade tensions harmful

  • Rate moves had larger impact on disposable incomes for those with high debt

  • RBA noted rising funding costs at local banks, not clear how long this would last

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