RBA holds interest rates steady at 4.35%
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decided to maintain the Cash Rate at 4.35% on Tuesday, May 7. This decision implies that the interest rates will stay at the same level for the following six weeks, leading up to the RBA Board's upcoming meeting in mid-June.
The RBA's most recent Monetary Policy Statement (MPS), issued concurrently with its interest rate decision, undoubtedly aligns with the narrative of "keeping rates elevated for an extended period."
Although the RBA maintains its earlier prediction that inflation will reach the upper end of its 2-3 percent target and settle within the middle of that range by mid-2026, it has raised its short-term inflation projections.
The current prediction is that headline inflation will likely stay at approximately 3.8 percent throughout both the period leading up to June and the period leading up to December. This represents an increase of about 0.5 percentage points compared to the previous forecast made in February.
The rise in fuel prices due to escalating tensions in the Middle East has played a significant role in the upgrade, projected to contribute approximately 0.2 percentage points to the annual Consumer Price Index (CPI).
It was widely anticipated that households would not experience another increase in interest rates after the central bank's meeting on Tuesday in May. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decided to maintain the cash rate at 4.35 percent, which is the highest it has been in 12 years. Although the current inflation rate stands at 3.6 percent, the latest quarterly data revealed an unforeseen rise, leading to suggestions for additional interest rate hikes later this year.
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