Inflation’s down - but not enough

Inflation’s down - but not enough

From The Front by The Australian

May 27, 2026 · 2 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent decline in inflation and its implications for the economy and interest rates.

Inflation has fallen, taking some pressure out of the economy, but it probably won't reduce the risk of another interest rate rise. Read more:  Economy slumps as high inflation and Chalmers’ budget threatens downturn Inflation data lifts ASX as market trims bets on RBA rate hikes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

  • inflation
  • economy
  • interest rates
  • financial markets
  • budget

Keywords

  • inflation
  • interest rates
  • economy
  • ASX
  • Chalmers
  • budget
  • financial markets

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Organizations: RBA, ASX

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