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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Peter Hannam

RBA governor says inflation bump no surprise but won’t say whether rates will rise

RBA governor Michele Bullock
RBA governor Michele Bullock told Senate estimates that the latest inflation data was ‘pretty much where we thought it would come out’. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

The Reserve Bank governor, Michele Bullock, says Australia’s pickup in inflation was anticipated by the RBA, but it is too early to determine its impact on interest rate settings.

Appearing before Senate estimates for the first time since becoming governor last month, Bullock on Thursday said the September quarter inflation figures were “a little higher” than the central bank had predicted in its August forecasts.

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