澳大利亚储备银行助理行长Sarah Hunter在一次演讲中表示,2025年第三季度,澳大利亚的通货膨胀似乎强于预期,而生产率疲软降低了经济的潜在增长率。她指出,虽然最近的数据总体上略为坚挺,但就业情况有所疲软。由于消费者需求复苏,一些行业的通胀仍然居高不下,董事会选择在9月份将利率保持在3.65%。亨特表示:“展望未来,我们将监测结果,并不断重新评估我们对经济前景的看法,董事会将根据新的信息酌情调整政策。”。她的演讲还指出了长期的生产率放缓,这与竞争减少和技术采用放缓有关,这将经济的“速度限制”降至2%左右,并表明工资增长速度将放缓,以与澳大利亚储备银行2.5%的通胀目标保持一致。
Inflation in Australia appeared stronger than expected in Q3 2025, while weak productivity has lowered the economy’s potential growth rate, RBA Assistant Governor Sarah Hunter said in a speech. She noted that while recent data had been slightly firmer overall, employment was somewhat softer. With consumer demand recovering and inflation still sticky in some sectors, the board chose to keep rates at 3.65% in September. “Looking forward, we will monitor outcomes and continually reassess our view on the outlook for the economy, and the board will adjust policy as appropriate as new information comes to hand,” Hunter said. Her speech also pointed to a long-run productivity slowdown, linked to reduced competition and slower technology adoption, which has lowered the economy’s “speed limit” to around 2% and signaled a slower pace for wage growth to stay consistent with the RBA’s 2.5% inflation target.