rate hikes

Inflation is heating up as economic growth is slowing. Should central banks hike rates to fight inflation or cut them to help the economy?

Adam Grotzinger from Neuberger Berman gives his take

Recent comments by the RBA combined with softer economic data likely signal that we are in the final stages of the RBA’s hiking cycle

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