RBA Sees Slow Growth, Warns Japan Flows May Keep Aussie High
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The Reserve Bank of Australia said the nation’s economy is set to remain subdued and warned Japan’s monetary policy could spur flows that support the local dollar.
“Gross domestic product growth is still expected to be below trend until mid-2015,” the RBA said in its quarterly monetary policy statement in Sydney today, leaving its growth forecasts largely unchanged. Capital flows from investors seeking higher yields “could hold the Australian dollar at a higher level than real economic fundamentals would imply,” it said.