In this episode, Pete Wargent talks about:

• What is inflation? How is inflation Measured?


• Why is inflation desired?


• Why Does the Reserve Bank Target Inflation? And what happens if they get it wrong?


• What is Australia’s Inflation Target?


• What are the causes of inflation?


• How is the inflation target achieved?


• Why is this important for Australian property?


• Inflation trends before 2020?


• What happened in 2020 and 2021?


• What’s happening to inflation now?

Episode Resources:

https://www.rba.gov.au/education/resources/explainers/inflation-and-its-measurement.html#:~:text=Inflation%20is%20an%20increase%20in,(a%20situation%20called%20deflation).

https://www.rba.gov.au/education/resources/explainers/causes-of-inflation.html

https://www.rba.gov.au/education/resources/in-a-nutshell/pdf/inflation-target.pdf

https://petewargent.blogspot.com/2024/08/weak-economy-leads-to-rate-cuts-ahead.html

https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2024/08/markets-swing-sharply-to-rba-rate-cuts/

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