Founder Evidente. Top rated quantitative analyst, Evidente

Sam Ferraro

Founder Evidente. Top rated quantitative analyst

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Macroeconomics

<ul><li>Earlier this month, I discussed five reasons why the RBA ought to deliver more stimulus at the next Board meeting in November. &nbsp;The benign 3Q CPI print &ndash; which showed that core inflation remains entrenched at the bottom end of the central bank&rsquo;s target range - confirms that the economy continues to suffer from deficient aggregate demand. &nbsp;</li><li>The benign CPI also suggests that A$ depreciation of recent years hasn&rsquo;t flowed through to higher retail prices; importers are clearly absorbing the lower dollar through lower profit margins. &nbsp;The central bank now has the smoking gun to deliver another rate cut on Melbourne Cup day; a positive narrative of persistently low inflation.</li></ul>

Earlier this month, I discussed five reasons why the RBA ought to deliver more stimulus at the next Board meeting in November. &nbsp;The benign 3Q CPI print &ndash; which showed that core inflation remains entrenched at the bottom end of the central bank&rsquo;s target range - confirms that the economy continues to suffer from deficient aggregate demand. &nbsp;The benign CPI also suggests that A$ depreciation of recent years hasn&rsquo;t flowed through to higher retail prices; importers are clearly absorbing the lower dollar through lower profit margins. &nbsp;The central bank now has the smoking gun to deliver another rate cut on Melbourne Cup day; a positive narrative of persistently low inflation.

So Mr Stevens, What Are You Waiting For?