Inflation slows again — but is it enough for the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates?

By Stella Huangfu, Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney

Inflation is moving in the right direction, but new figures released today may not be soft enough to trigger a cut in official interest rates in August.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics released the June quarter consumer price index (CPI) data, providing a timely update on how price pressures are tracking as the Reserve Bank of Australia weighs further interest rate cuts.

With the next policy-setting meeting scheduled for…

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