Everything you need to know about inflation and property in 40 minutes

In this episode, Pete Wargent talks about:

• What is inflation? How is inflation Measured?
• Why is inflation desired?
• Why Does the Reserve Bank Target Inflation? And what happens if they get it wrong?
• What is Australia’s Inflation Target?
• What are the causes of inflation?
• How is the inflation target achieved?
• Why is this important for Australian property?
• Inflation trends before 2020?
• What happened in 2020 and 2021?
• What’s happening to inflation now?

Episode Resources:

https://www.rba.gov.au/education/resources/explainers/inflation-and-its-measurement.html#:~:text=Inflation%20is%20an%20increase%20in,(a%20situation%20called%20deflation).

https://www.rba.gov.au/education/resources/explainers/causes-of-inflation.html

https://www.rba.gov.au/education/resources/in-a-nutshell/pdf/inflation-target.pdf

https://petewargent.blogspot.com/2024/08/weak-economy-leads-to-rate-cuts-ahead.html

https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2024/08/markets-swing-sharply-to-rba-rate-cuts/

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