SYDNEY: Australia’s central bank was counting on the economy to keep surprising with its strength when trimming stimulus earlier this month, but might now be forced to reconsider as coronavirus lockdowns spread across the country.
Minutes of its July 6 policy meeting, showed the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) policy board considered economic outcomes had been “materially” better than expected, particularly in the labour market.
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