SYDNEY: Wages data backed Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe’s dovish price views as markets continue to bet he will be forced to raise interest rates in as little as six months.
Lowe said wages need to rise 3% or more to return inflation to target as annual pay gains matched estimates at just 2.2% last quarter.
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