Reserve Bank keeps interest rates on hold

Reserve Bank of Australia holds cash rate steady at 4.35%, adopts mildly dovish stance
The RBA kept its cash rate steady at 4.35% during its final meeting of 2024, marking the ninth consecutive pause, as widely anticipated. The committee also maintained the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances at 4.
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Reserve Bank of Australia holds policy rate again
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board decided to leave the cash rate target at 4.35% – a level unchanged since November 2023. The bank said in a statement that although headline inflation had declined substantially and would remain lower for a time, underlying inflation was “more indicative of inflation momentum, and it remains too high”.
Reserve Bank of Australia holds interest rates at 4.35 per cent in final decision of 2024
The Reserve Bank of Australia has held the cash rate in its final decision of the year. The board met on Tuesday and decided to hold the cash rate at 4.35 per cent, as it has done for the ninth time in a row. 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.
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