Australia’s central bank “will not hesitate” to raise interest rates further if there’s a material upgrade to its inflation outlook, new Governor Michele Bullock said, in her strongest reference yet to the threat of renewed price pressures. “Our focus remains on bringing inflation back to target within a reasonable timeframe, while keeping employment growing,” Bullock said in a speech Tuesday. The RBA board meets on Nov. 7 to decide policy, with money markets seeing just under a 40% chance of a hike to take the cash rate to 4.35%. While the RBA releases its updated quarterly forecasts three days after the rate ... (full story)