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Jacob Shteyman

Inflation-fuelling supply shocks under RBA microscope

Shocks like the oil crisis means the RBA may have to deal with persistently higher inflation. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Expect to hear more from the Reserve Bank as it grapples with how to navigate a world punctuated by more frequent supply shocks due to heightened geopolitical tensions and climate change.

With shocks like the Middle East oil crisis and Donald Trump's Liberation Day tariffs increasingly becoming the norm, the central bank may have to deal with persistently higher inflation and lower activity, chief economist Sarah Hunter said in a speech on Wednesday.

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