Australia’s August CPI at 4% cools market pricing for an RBA rate hike in November
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Australia's August CPI undershot expectations (4.0% vs 4.1% y/y) while trimmed-mean inflation held at 3.6%, prompting markets to sharply reduce the implied probability of an RBA hike in November to ~20%. The repricing shifts the near-term rate path toward a pause, with cross-currents from rising housing and fuel costs and ongoing debate over whether inflation is supply-driven. AUD crosses may react most immediately to the dovish repricing.
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Australia’s Bureau of Statistics reported annual CPI inflation rose 4% in August, slightly below the 4.1% expected by the market. The RBA-watched trimmed mean measure held at 3.6% for a third straight month. Following the release, markets sharply pared back expectations for a November rate increase, putting the probability at about 20%.
