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Everything you need to know about inflation and property in 40 minutes

Everything you need to know about inflation and property in 40 minutes

In this of The Australian Property Podcast, six-time author Pete Wargent is back talking about inflation and property

Australian Property Podcast

August 6, 202443m 45s

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Show Notes

In this episode, Pete Wargent talks about:

  • What is inflation? How is inflation Measured?
  • Why is inflation desired?
  • Why Does the Reserve Bank Target Inflation? And what happens if they get it wrong?
  • What is Australia’s Inflation Target?
  • What are the causes of inflation?
  • How is the inflation target achieved?
  • Why is this important for Australian property?
  • Inflation trends before 2020?
  • What happened in 2020 and 2021?
  • What’s happening to inflation now?


Episode Resources:

https://www.rba.gov.au/education/resources/explainers/inflation-and-its-measurement.html#:~:text=Inflation%20is%20an%20increase%20in,(a%20situation%20called%20deflation).

https://www.rba.gov.au/education/resources/explainers/causes-of-inflation.html

https://www.rba.gov.au/education/resources/in-a-nutshell/pdf/inflation-target.pdf

https://petewargent.blogspot.com/2024/08/weak-economy-leads-to-rate-cuts-ahead.html

https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2024/08/markets-swing-sharply-to-rba-rate-cuts/


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