Stocks started the week higher ahead of the RBA decision on interest rates tomorrow, a hike the more probable scenario according to both economists and interest rate futures, however on balance, we believe they shouldn’t and won’t hike as weakness creeps into the local economy, the 1H of 2024 could be a testing time for many people in Australia and we see no reason for the RBA to come off the sidelines after sitting pat for 4 straight meetings, especially given the changing bias in the US last week.