Stephen Miller: RBA Faces Multiple Challenges Ahead Of Next Rate Decision

An analyst said the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) faced significant challenges ahead of its next interest-rate decision, as recent communications suggested the policy rate might still need to rise. According to Jin10, GSFM investment strategy adviser Stephen Miller said the minutes from the RBA’s June policy meeting and recent remarks by Governor Michele Bullock indicated that further increases in the policy rate could still be required. Miller said this reflected an inability by the government to help the RBA fight inflation through supportive structural policies. He added that the central bank was trying to balance structural inflation factors with cyclical vulnerabilities, creating multiple challenges for policymakers.