Rba Assistant Chairman Kent said in a Q&A after a speech on Wednesday that the first stage was to tighten policy quickly to remove stimulus. The second stage is to slow the rate of interest rate hikes slightly and move into restrictive territory. The third phase will be "an opportunity to observe how the economy and data evolve," with the committee focusing on global developments, trends in household spending, conditions in the labor market, and ultimately the outlook, which is the forecast for inflation and economic activity. Mr Kent said it was important to recognise that as high inflation was a problem for all Australians, efforts had to be made to bring inflation back to target within a reasonable time frame.
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