Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor Sarah Hunter has warned that the bank is more worried about inflation and inflation expectations now than in the past.

Recent layoffs in the technology sector have been a contributing factor to the continued expansion of corporate profit margins.

Sarah Hunter predicts that rising inflation may negatively impact corporate profit margins in some industries in the upcoming earnings season.

The recent stock market rally has been driven by earnings expansion rather than multiple expansion, with P/E ratios having decreased over the last few months.

Sarah Hunter believes the healthcare sector is an overlooked area of the market that will experience interesting rebounding growth over the next year.

The Reserve Bank of Australia is not yet seeing any significantly worrying signs in medium and long-term inflation expectations data.

State governments in Australia are responsible for approximately half of total government spending in the economy.

The RBA forecasts that the Australian labor market will become less tight and GDP growth will be slightly below trend over the next two years.

The Reserve Bank of Australia uses external information and financial market futures curves for its oil price assumptions rather than producing its own geopolitical analysis.

The Reserve Bank of Australia's latest forecast projects a slowdown in the growth of dwelling construction activity, consistent with recent increases in the cash rate.

The Reserve Bank of Australia currently estimates the country's labor productivity growth is around 0.7% year-on-year, which is lower than historical levels.

Australia's trimmed mean inflation came through more strongly than the RBA anticipated in the second half of last year, following a period of moderation.

The Reserve Bank of Australia's baseline forecast, and its two published alternative scenarios, do not project a technical recession for the Australian economy.

Short-term inflation expectations in Australia are currently elevated.

The Reserve Bank of Australia forecasts that the Wage Price Index (WPI) growth will remain around 3% throughout its forecast horizon.

The Reserve Bank of Australia's baseline forecast projects that inflation will return to 2.5% by the end of its forecast period.

Federal Reserve Chairman Powell has indicated the central bank views the current energy price shock as a temporary event.

The Strait of Hormuz is a critical bottleneck for commodities beyond oil and gas, including fertilizer and helium.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has signaled that the central bank views the current energy price shock as temporary, pushing back on market expectations for rate hikes.