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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Luca Ittimani and Patrick Commins

RBA governor dismisses jobs fears but hints at rates hold after inflation uptick

Michele Bullock, governor of the RBA, will be hoping to engineer a soft landing for the economy.
Michele Bullock, governor of the RBA, will be hoping to engineer a soft landing for the economy. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

The Reserve Bank governor has dismissed warnings of rising unemployment and hinted at an interest rate hold, saying the labour market will not “fall off a cliff”.

Michele Bullock said the RBA had been surprised by September’s jump in joblessness and an uptick in inflation but emphasised job creation was slowing broadly as the RBA expected.

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