At the December board meeting the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has left the cash rate unchanged at 4.35%. The cash rate has remained at a 12-year high since the most recent hike in November 2023, an elevated level aimed at taming inflation. In its decision, the board admitted while inflation had fallen since its…
On Melbourne Cup Day, 5 November 2024, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced another hold in the cash rate, leaving it at 4.35%. The Melbourne Cup Day monetary policy meeting in 2023 marked the last time the RBA hiked interest rates, going up from 4.1 per cent to 4.35 per cent. The cash…
At its board meeting this week, the Reserve Bank of Australia announced it will hold the cash rate at 4.35%. This follows an increase in annual inflation with data last week showing an increase to 3.8% over the year to June. The inflation data shows he first increase since the December 2022 quarter, with many…
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In May the Reserve Bank has kept interest rates on hold at 4.35 per cent. It means rates will remain at this level for another six weeks, until the RBA Board’s next meeting in mid-June. In a statement announcing its decision, the RBA Board said while the economic outlook remained uncertain it will “remain vigilant to…
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In March the Reserve Bank of Australia has left interest rates on hold for a third consecutive meeting, but when it comes to the outlook, it’s “not ruling anything in or out”. Interest rates are to stay the same with no relief on the horizon for struggling mortgage holders, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)…
It’s a move that was widely expected but nevertheless the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged at its first meeting of 2024, is a relief for struggling home loan borrowers. After 13 increases since May 2022, the Reserve Bank led by Governor Michele Bullock kept the official cash rate at 4.35%…