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

In this of The Australian Property Podcast, six-time author Pete Wargent is back talking about inflation and property

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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?

Podcast 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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