Economic Update – ‘Energised Interest Rates’

The RBA surprised investors this month with a smaller than anticipated rise in interest rates. Australian Equities rallied strongly on the unexpected pivot to slower interest rate increases. It’s not that simple though, the RBA can see the impact of fixed rate loan maturities and other factors that will help do the heavy listing for them. Other issues remain that are out of our control including the conflict in Ukraine and China’s persistence with its ‘Zero COVID’ policy, both of which are causing global supply chain issues. The US Federal Reserve is continuing its course of rapid interest rate increases which is having flow on effects for the global economy. These factors can be felt in one market sector more than most, energy.

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