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RBA: Statement on Monetary Policy
Global economic developments have, on balance, been more positive in recent months after economic conditions weakened earlier in 2012. There have been further signs that the Chinese economy has stabilised, underpinned by public spending and accommodative financial policies. This has provided some additional support for commodity prices and activity in east Asia, outside of Japan. In Japan, the new government has announced plans to boost domestic economic activity and combat deflation. In the United States, the full extent of the large fiscal consolidation that had been legislated to commence at the beginning of 2013 ... (full story)