Lowe prompts double jump in rate forecasts
Alex GluyasMarkets reporter
Investors have ratcheted up forecasts for Australian interest rates after an inflation warning from Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe that triggered a bond market sell-off, pushing the yield on rate-sensitive bonds to decade highs.
In a rare, unscheduled interview with the ABC on Tuesday evening, Dr Lowe said it was “reasonable” to expect the cash rate to hit 2.5 per cent to fight inflation that could tip 7 per cent this year.
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