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title: Livewire Daily Update 29th August 2017
description: As global rates start to rise, Australia may follow in the short-term, but structural issues will prevent the RBA from hiking rates far, explains Chris Watling, CEO of Longview Economics.
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# [Livewire Daily Update 29th August 2017](https://www.longvieweconomics.com/news-and-media/press-coverage/livewire-daily-update-29th-august-2017)

 Written by [Christopher Watling](https://www.longvieweconomics.com/news-and-media/press-coverage/author/christopher-watling) | 29 August 2017

As global rates start to rise, Australia may follow in the short-term, but structural issues will prevent the RBA from hiking rates far, explains [Chris Watling, CEO of Longview Economics.](https://www.livewiremarkets.com/wires/australian-rates-heading-to-zero) Any rate-hikes from the RBA will be short-lived, he says, and those structural issues will force Australian rates to zero.

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