Rare chance to see Reserve Bank react to inflation data
RESERVE Bank governor Michele Bullock might have to practise her poker face ahead of a crucial inflation print that could prompt traders to double down on bets on a Melbourne Cup Day rate hike. Coincidentally, Ms Bullock and fellow top Reserve Bank officials are scheduled to appear on screen at a Senate estimate hearing on Wednesday as the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases September quarter inflation data. Rate watchers will be on high alert for any sign of a wince rippling across her features if the data confirms the quarterly trimmed mean – the Reserve Bank’s prefer