Reserve Bank of Australia policy meeting tomorrow - preview

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Reserve Bank of Australia policy meeting tomorrow - preview

The Reserve Bank of Australia meeting is on Tuesday June 6:

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  statement is due at 2.30 pm Sydney time, which is 0430 GMT and 12.30am US Eastern time

This via Commonwealth Bank of Australia on what they expect:

• We expect the RBA to leave the cash rate on hold at 3.85% at the  June Board meeting. But  we consider the meeting  now  ' live '
• We ascribe a  70 % chance to no change and a  30 % probability to a 25bp rate increase to  4.10 % (we consider the risk of any  other move immaterial).
• The economic data released since the May Board meeting does not support another rate hike in June. Indeed key economic data that the RBA forecast has come in softer than their most recent updated forecasts.
• The 2023 Fair Work Commission decision to increase both the minimum and award wages by 5.75% is broadly in line with  what we think the RBA had pencilled in to their wages growth forecasts.
• We believe the domestic economy is now showing sufficient signs of slowing and we expect the RBA Board will judge that  leaving the cash rate on hold is the appropriate  policy  move in  June .
• The Board can resume increasing the cash rate in July or August following a pause in June if the economic data makes the  case (note that our base case is for 3.85% to be the peak in the cash rate , but the near-term risk sits with another hike).

Earlier previews:

• ANZ, CBA, NAB & Westpac all expect Reserve Bank of Australia pause at next week's meeting

• ANZ raise its forecast for the RBA terminal rate to 4.35% (from 4.10%)

• National Australia Bank expect a +25bp rate hike from the RBA, but not until August

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The RBA rate rise cycle so far:

                This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.

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