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MNI Table: RBA Cash Rate Forecast;Nomura Pushes Hike To Feb'19

--Majority See First Hike In Mid-2019
By Sophia Rodrigues
     SYDNEY (MNI) - Analysts at Nomura have also pushed back their forecast for
the first hike in the Reserve Bank of Australia's cash rate in this cycle,
leaving Goldman Sachs the lone voice calling for a hike in November among MNI's
poll of 20.
     Nomura now expects the first hike in February 2019 and a second in August.
     "We are pushing back our forecast for a November rate hike, due to: 1)
softer global data; 2) financial market developments; and 3) local news,
particularly on the housing and lending front," strategist Andrew Ticehurst
wrote in a note.
     He also believes the RBA's thinking is evolving in a less confident
direction and is look for softer comments from the governor in Tuesday's policy
press release. 
     Earlier Friday, TD Securities pushed their forecast to May 2019 from
November this year. 
     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 May 2019.
ANZ                   Hold         Hold in 2018; Hike in May 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 May, Nov 2019
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 Feb, Aug 2019
RBC Capital           Hold                  25bps hike in Q1 2019
BankAm-ML             Hold                  25bp hike in May 2019
Morgan Stanley        Hold                     Hold until Q3 2019
Standard Chartered    Hold                           Hold in 2018
--MNI Sydney Bureau; tel: +61 2-9716-5467; email: sophia.rodrigues@marketnews.com
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