Analysis: RBA Lowe’s Forward Guidance Viewed Through CB-Intel Stories

By Sophia Rodrigues

Published On 08 Jan 2023 , 11:32 PM

CB-Intel's last published article reviews RBA's forward guidance through the lens of CB-Intel stories.

I have looked back at all my stories to evaluate my own reporting on the RBA’s three-year yield target and forward guidance. While my articles were never perfect, I repeatedly made the point in several stories that the RBA’s forward guidance was event-based (or outcome-based) and hence conditional on events.

My stories also show that as events, or economic outlook, changed, so did the RBA’s view on when conditions for a rate hike would be met.

The article is published for free here.

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