Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Bullock:
- The board is committed to being guided by the incoming data and our evolving assessment of the risks.
- While the strong employment growth is good news for jobseekers, we are alert to the possibility that it is signalling a bit more strength in the economy.
- We have not pre-committed to any particular course of action on interest rates.
- Satisfied with the progress on inflation so far – though our job is definitely not done.
- The central projection suggests that if monetary policy is eased too quickly or by too much, disinflation could stall and inflation would settle above the midpoint of the target range.
- So the board remains cautious about prospects for further policy easing.
- The economic outlook remains uncertain.
- We have made good progress on inflation, however, the board needs to be confident that it is returning to the target range sustainably.
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Michelle Bullock, Governor;
- Andrew Hauser, Deputy Governor;
- Sarah Hunter, Assistant Governor (Economic);
- and Brad Jones, Assistant Governor (Financial System)
are all appearing before the Australian parliament’s House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics
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