Annual CPI Inflation: Highest Since September 2023 (And Rising)!

About this episode

The episode discusses the rise in annual CPI inflation, highlighting its causes and implications.

Inflation, which was already about the RBA’s target before the Gulf War spiked up to 4.6 per cent in March driven in part by the Middle East conflict which strangled global oil supply and pushed up petrol prices, and note that the data did not capture the impact of the Albanese government’s halving of the … Continue reading "Annual CPI Inflation: Highest Since September 2023 (And Rising)!"

People in this episode

Host: Martin North

Topics covered

• inflation
• CPI
• economic impact
• oil supply
• petrol prices
• government policy

Keywords

• CPI inflation
• RBA
• Gulf War
• Middle East conflict
• petrol prices
• economic policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RBA

Places: Middle East

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