Australia's first quarter is expected to show weak growth, which may strengthen expectations for Central Bank interest rate cuts.
Jin10 data reported on June 2, the chief economist of the Financial Service company AMP, Shane Oliver, stated that Australia is expected to announce its first quarter GDP data on Wednesday, which may indicate that the economy has slowed down at the beginning of the year due to weak consumer demand and declining business investment. Oliver predicts that the rise in trade, government spending, and residential investment will contribute to a 0.4% quarter-on-quarter growth. This will push the annual growth rate up to 1.5%. Mediocre growth data should support the view that the Reserve Bank of Australia still has significant room for interest rate cuts.