Moderate inflation


Is raising interest rates the right response?

The RBA will today decide whether it will raise interest rates to combat a growing inflation problem, but is it the best response? Thomas Hunter spoke to a group of Australia’s leading economists.

The Economy: RBA meets as global inflation rises

Last Friday saw Australia’s equity markets close up 30% (including dividends) for the year. This marks the forth year of annual returns above 20%. Surely it doesn’t get any better than this? But could it get much worse?