A discussion on the likelihood of interest rate hikes in response to rising inflation, highlighting concerns over economic fragility and the entrenched habit of businesses passing on cost increases.
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I think we're still guessing to a degree, but given that everyone is starting to move that bit closer, I mean at Infmetrics we're also picking three hikes this year, yes there's uncertainty but I guess we were all becoming more uncomfortable and this is true for the Reserve Bank too, as we're looking back at the last time we had sort of a shock to the system like this, what do we do? We left it too long. We're already in stimulatory territory and so for the Reserve Bank I think they will become nervous. as you start to see further pricing pressures show through and that's effectively I think what ANZ's highlighted that look it is uncertain no one's got a great idea but if you sort of already are having that more intense pricing pressure to start with and you'll have further data on Friday that'll probably suggest that even outside of the fuel increase in March then the Reserve Bank is in this awful position and let's be clear Mike this is this sucks right you've either got We've got to lift interest rates, try and curb inflation that just is still too hot and intense. But you've also risking clearly kneecapping not only an economic recovery which just has disappeared, but sort of knocking the economy while it's down. I mean, that is an awful set of circumstances to try and make a decision for.
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