Inflation eases to 4.2% but interest rate rise still on horizon, economists warn (opens in new tab)

Inflation dipped in the year to April as the government’s fuel excise relief kicked in, but price pressures remain and experts predict RBA may still raise cash rateGet our , or Inflation slowed to 4.2% in the year to April as the government’s fuel excise relief fed through to lower petrol prices, even as economists warned the Reserve Bank may still need to hike interest rates later this year to tame stubborn inflationary pressures.Fuel prices fell by 7% last month, retracing some of the 33% s...