Investment in machinery and equipment has actually increased...

Investment in machinery and equipment has actually increased since the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate hike, suggesting that the economy is still in fairly healthy shape.

The ratio of job openings to unemployment is still quite low - not as tight as it was at the end of 2022, but the labor market is still tight. annual inflation was 3.4% in January, which does not mean that inflation will continue to fall each month thereafter - in fact, I suspect that this is definitely not the case. $AUD.AU$