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MNI Table Of RBA Cash Rate Forecast;HSBC Pushes Back Hike View

By Sophia Rodrigues
     SYDNEY (MNI) - Economists at HSBC have pushed back their forecast for the
first hike in the Reserve Bank of Australia's cash rate citing soft wage price
data and a faster-than-expected cooling of the housing market.
     They now expect first hike in this cycle in Q2 of 2019 versus previous
forecast for a hike in November.
     "Today's soft wages print, particularly for the private sector, suggests
less momentum than we had expected. At the same time, the housing market has
cooled a bit more abruptly than forecast and the RBA remains very patient," HSBC
wrote in a note Wednesday.
     Data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics earlier Wednesday
showed wage price index rose 0.5% q/q in Q1, the same pace as Q4 which was
revised downwards from +0.6%. The outcome was lower than MNI median forecast for
+0.6% q/q.
     Below is a table of forecasts for the next RBA cash rate decision on June 5
and the outlook for the cash rate. The cash rate is currently at 1.5%.
                    June 5                                Outlook
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NAB                   Hold     25bps hike in Nov; 2 hikes in 2019
ANZ                   Hold         Hold in 2018; Hike in mid-2019
Westpac               Hold                        Hold 2018, 2019
CBA                   Hold                    25bps hike Feb 2019
Goldman Sachs         Hold                      25bps hike in Nov
Citigroup             Hold                  25bps hike in Q1 2019
JP Morgan             Hold            Hold for foreseeable future
HSBC                  Hold                  25bps hike in Q2 2019
TD Securities         Hold                      25bps hike in Nov
UBS                   Hold                        Hike in 2H 2019
Deutsche Bank         Hold          2 hikes each in 2H 2019, 2020
AMP Capital           Hold                  Hike sometime in 2020
Moody's               Hold     Hold through 2018; Hike early 2019
St. George            Hold                  25bps hike in Q1 2019
Macquarie             Hold  25bps hike Q1 2019, 2.25% by end-2019
Nomura                Hold                      25bps hike in Nov
RBC Capital           Hold                      Hold through 2018
BankAm-ML             Hold                       25bp hike in Nov
Morgan Stanley        Hold                     Hold until Q3 2019
Standard Chartered    Hold                           Hold in 2018
Wells Fargo           Hold                    Hold well into 2018
--MNI Sydney Bureau; tel: +61 2-9716-5467; email: sophia.rodrigues@marketnews.com
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