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Jacob Shteyman

RARE PHOTOS: Stand ready for more interest rate rises imf says | Rare Historical Photos

A report by the IMF has ramped up pressure on Treasurer Jim Chalmers to cut spending. (Susie Dodds/AAP PHOTOS)

A global financial body has given the Reserve Bank the green light to hike interest rates and urged Treasurer Jim Chalmers to be bolder on tax reform.

With a break-out in price growth hitting Australians' living standards, returning inflation to target in the near term should be top priority, the International Monetary Fund said in its latest report on the nation's economy on Thursday.

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