Stay up to date with what’s happened in the Australian economy and markets over the past month.
Interest rate speculation is rife after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept rates on hold at 4.35% last month.
RBA Governor Michelle Bullock believes it may be “some time” before inflation is “sustainably in the target range”, with concerns about inflation, excess demand, low productivity, and a still tight labour market.
The S&P/ASX 200 reached a new record high, up 2.2% for the month and 7.89% for the year, reflecting global optimism on the macro-economic front.
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