"I can't announce what we might do next week, other than to say we're, of course, acutely aware of how much our customers would be looking forward to rate relief."
"But we do believe that the return to inflation and underlying inflation, importantly, going into the target band, hopefully gives the RBA scope to be able to reduce the cash rate."
"You would expect a gradual deterioration over the course of 2025 if there wasn't rate relief,"he replied.