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Rate cuts by the RBA still on the cards – Danske Bank

FXStreet (Edinburgh) - Signe Roed-Frederiksen, Senior Analyst at Danske Bank, expects the RBA to ease further in the upcoming months.

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“Contrary to expectations, the Reserve Bank of Australia left the overnight cash rate unchanged at 2.25% but stated that further easing could become necessary in the period ahead”.

“AUD/USD initially climbed as much as 1%. While today’s decision highlights a degree of caution in the board with respect to the housing market, we still expect RBA to eventually cut rates further in order to ease the rigid transition from a commodity-based economy to a diversified model”.

“Consequently, we maintain our view that more AUD downside will play out in the coming months”.

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