Several factors emerging in the coming fortnight are likely to be crucial to the Reserve Bank's decision.
Canstar data insights director Sally Tindall said the Reserve Bank of Australia would be watching for new labour force data on Thursday, while the quarterly Consumer Price Index results will arrive in just over a fortnight.
She said banks could start to move fixed rates later in January if the RBA's upcoming February decision started to become clearer.
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