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Vital signs. Zero inflation means the Reserve Bank should cut rates as soon as it can, on Tuesday week

  • Written by Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW
Vital signs. Zero inflation means the Reserve Bank should cut rates as soon as it can, on Tuesday weekThe last time inflation was zero the Reserve Bank cut rates twice. It'll get the chance on May 7.Shutterstock

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