RBA expected to hike by 25 bps – UOB

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3 July 2023

RBA expected to hike by 25 bps – UOB

Economist at UOB Group Lee Sue Ann sees the RBA raising the OCR by 25 bps at its meeting on July 4.

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We continue to emphasize that every meeting in the near term will be live. Following the latest employment data, we are now penciling in a 25bps hike at the next monetary policy meeting on 4 Jul.

Employment strength has been a key factor in the RBA’s confidence that Australia can avoid a recession. The latest job figures showed that annual jobs growth rose to 3.4%, from 3.1% at the start of the year.

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