Australia Interest Rate Cut 2025 Forecast. This was a notable cut since the bank had resisted slashing rates last. We forecast gdp growth to have been 1.1%/yr at q4 24 and to accelerate through 2025 to be 2.2%/yr in q4 25.

It believes the rba will ease the cash rate by 0.25 per cent in its first meeting of 2025, in february. may is firming up to be a more realistic option for the timing of the first cash rate cut, but there is still every possibility it could be a lot later than this, canstar data insights.