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Central Bank Watch – February 2014

24 Feb 2015
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Principal Global Investors has released its monthly Central Bank Watch, providing an overview of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) policy and expectations for the future.

The report acknowledges that AUD has depreciated sharply against the U.S. dollar and speculates that that the RBA will deliver another policy rate cut in the coming months. It highlights that the RBA’s latest economic forecasts indicate that the economy is expected to struggle for longer and that there will be further disinflationary pressures as a result of the drop in energy prices.

In addition to commentary on the RBA, the report includes graphs and analyses of current monetary policy in the US, England, Europe, Japan and Canada.

To read the entire report, please click here.

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