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Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
At its meeting today, the Board decided to increase the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 35 basis points. It also increased the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances from zero per cent to 25 basis points. The Board judged that now was the right time to begin withdrawing some of the extraordinary monetary support that was put in place to help the Australian economy during the pandemic. The economy has proven to be resilient and inflation has picked up more quickly, and to a higher level, than was expected. There is also evidence that wages growth is picking up. Given this, and the very low level of ... (full story)
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RBA: Inflation picked up significantly more than expected, now is right time to withdraw extraordinary support -BBG #AUD #RBA
— DailyFX Team Live (@DailyFXTeam) May 3, 2022
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#AUD shooting for the stars here on the #RBA
— Daniel Dubrovsky (@ddubrovskyFX) May 3, 2022
Wow...unexpected, the central bank raised rates more than anticipated (see below)
Might be taking some lessons here from the #Fed ?
Inflation estimates were revised 'significantly' more than expected
$AUDUSD pic.twitter.com/wwwDZoAXdb
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RBA SAYS BOARD DOES NOT PLAN TO REINVEST THE PROCEEDS OF MATURING GOVERNMENT BONDS #News #Forex #RBA #BOND
— Capital Hungry (@Capital_Hungry) May 3, 2022
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RBA: Further lift in rates required to meet CPI target, sees headline inflation around 6% in 2022 -BBG
— DailyFX Team Live (@DailyFXTeam) May 3, 2022
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