RBA rate hike could be mid-2019 - HSBC
|Australia enjoyed a much-welcomed boost to employment figures this week, and the better-than-expected showing for the domestic Australian jobs market is prompting analysts at HSBC to lift their expectations for a rate hike from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA).
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Labour market numbers for October showed that jobs growth remains robust and the labour market is tightening.
The unemployment rate held at the six-year low of 5.0%, with some states well below that level.
A tightening labour market should support a further lift in wage growth in coming quarters: we expect RBA hikes to begin in mid-2019.
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