RTRS Poll: RBA to keep rates on-hold next week

The latest Reuters poll of economists showed that a majority of them expect RBA to keep its monetary policy steady at its May 2 policy meeting.

Key findings from the survey:

65/65 economists say there will be no change to RBA policy at the 2nd May meeting

Majority see a steady rate outlook over the next 12 months

23/56 see the RBA hiking by mid-2018. 4 see a cut