Australian Treasurer Chalmers: Rising interest rates are clearly impacting economic growth

Following the release of the Australian first quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data on Wednesday, the country’s Treasurer Jim Chalmers said that “rising interest rates are clearly impacting the economic growth,”
“Growth momentum is waning,” he added.
At a press conference on Tuesday, Chalmers said that it is “not our expectation the economy will head into recession.”
Market reaction
At the time of writing, AUD/USD is holding RBA Governor Lowe-backed upside near 0.6670, almost unchanged on the day.
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Dhwani Mehta
FXStreet
Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.
















