Caton, Gibbs and the Kouk - head the eight economists who got it right as the RBA cuts the May cash rate

There were only eight economists surveyed by Bloomberg, who correctly tipped the RBA to cut the cash rate to 2.75% today.

All the major bank economists and 17 other economists expected the RBA to hold firm.

These are the eight who got it right:

BNP Paribas  - Dominic Bryant

BT Financial Group - Chris Caton

Citi - Joshua Williamson

Deutsche Bank - Adam Boyton

Goldman Sachs - Tim Toohey

Macquarie Bank - Richard Gibbs

Market Economics - Stephen Koukoulas

QIC - Matthew Peter