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Inflation cools, RBA facing 'uncomfortable trade-off'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... current 4.35%, or 4.6% if the RBA is forced to move once more later this year." Deloitte Access Economics partner Stephen Smith said the RBA will be cautious about over-interpreting the slight cooling of inflation. "The Reserve Bank is already dealing ...

Inflation eases, experts split on next RBA move

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... markets pricing one more hike and risks tilted toward further tightening. Similarly, Deloitte Access Economics partner Stephen Smith also expects the RBA to hold rates in June, as recent labour market data shows a softening economy, with rising unemployment ...

GDP rise is 'good news that's actually bad news'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
... a year ago, the highest through the year growth since December quarter 2022." Deloitte Access Economics partner Stephen Smith said the data is a "case of when good news is actually bad news." "In the 2025 calendar year, the Australian economy grew by ...

Inflation rises 3.8%, rate rise 'firmly in play'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
... for the Australian dollar; we expect further AUD outperformance versus peers." Deloitte Access Economics partner Stephen Smith said today's read will make May a "pivotal" month for the economy as the government is also due to hand down the Federal ...

RBA lifts the cash rate for first time since 2023

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
... when it is growing at 2.3% points to a more fundamental problem in the economy, Deloitte Access Economics partner Stephen Smith said, noting the "poor capacity" to produce goods and services, as well as the low run rate. "That we are here is an indictment ...

Inflation pulls back in November

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... keeping it on a tight leash this year will not be straightforward," Hannah said. Deloitte Access Economics partner Stephen Smith said given the CPI read, the RBA now has an important decision to make. "The RBA will remain on high alert for the next few ...

RBA opts to keep cash rate on hold

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2025
... forecast, necessitating a pause in the rate cuts." In support of this perspective, Deloitte Access Economics partner Stephen Smith said: "Today's decision to keep interest rates on hold should come as no surprise." "The reasoning of the RBA's Monetary ...

Inflation hits 3.8% in October

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... was flat (0.0%) in original terms but rose 0.3% in seasonally adjusted terms. Deloitte Access Economics partner Stephen Smith said today's figures confirm that a rate cut is off the table for the next few months. Inflation pressures in the economy ...

November rate cut likely off the table as inflation lifts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... absolutely needed for the private side of the economy to kick start its growth." Deloitte Access Economics partner Stephen Smith said despite today's read coming in above expectations, a rate cut in December may still be on the cards. "As electricity ...

Aussie economy grows 0.2% in June quarter

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024
... the first rate cut in November as headline CPI could ease to around 3% in Q3." Deloitte Access Economics partner Stephen Smith said the soft growth was evidence the economy is "still on life support". "While the pace of economic growth in the June quarter ...
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