Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to hold the official cash rate at its
policy decision due 12:30 Beijing time; Governor Michele Bullock is likely to
signal that further rate increases remain possible. The RBA will welcome recent
signs of cooling inflation but say the fight against price pressures is not won
and express concern about the pace of house-price declines. Officials are also
likely to warn the Middle East conflict could become a source of another supply
shock.