Australia’s inflation cools, boosts rate-cut bets


The consumer price index indicator advanced 2.1%, compared with economists’ estimate of a 2.3% gain. — Bloomberg

SYDNEY: A gauge of Australia’s monthly inflation cooled faster than anticipated in May, moving close to the bottom of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) 2% to 3% target and bolstering the case for further interest rate cuts.

The consumer price index indicator advanced 2.1%, compared with economists’ estimate of a 2.3% gain, data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed yesterday.

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