The RBA likely believes it won’t need to hike rates again – but the worst thing it could do is say that out loud

When it comes to the Reserve Bank, there's a whiff of a parent making a threat they have no intention of carrying out

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Every parent makes threats in an effort to get their kids to behave - and every parent hopes they won't have to follow through.

Some (most?) parents even make threats they have zero intention of carrying out.