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Reserve Bank Leaves Cash Rate Unchanged at 4.35%, Says “The Outlook Is Highly Uncertain”

March 19, 2024 - 14:42 -- Admin

The Reserve Bank has left the cash rate unchanged at 4.35%, in a decision announced today.

The cash rate has now been held at 4.35% for the past four months.

In a statement released today, the RBA board says that inflation has moderated but is still high. It says the “outlook is highly uncertain”.

Marles Announces Expansion of Australian Navy

February 20, 2024 - 13:12 -- Admin

The Defence Minister, Richard Marles, has announced an upgrade and expansion of the Australian Navy to give it an “enhanced lethality surface combatant fleet”.

Flanked by the Pat Conroy, the Minister for Defence Industry, Marles announced an additional $11 billion over the next decade. The money will be used to expand the Navy’s fleet of warships to 26 vessels, an increase of 15 craft.

Reserve Bank Leaves Rates Unchanged

February 6, 2024 - 15:02 -- Admin

The Reserve Bank of Australia today made no change to the cash rate, leaving it at 4.35%.

The 4.35% rate has been in force since November 2023.

The bank’s decision is its first in a restructured process. As part of the new processes, the Governor of the Reserve Bank, Michele Bullock, held a press conference an hour after the bank’s decision was announced.

Watch Michele Bullock’s press conference (45m)

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