Reserve Bank of Australia Lifts Rates by 0.25% to 3.6%
Reserve Bank of Australia Lifts Rates by 0.25% to 3.6%
The Reserve Bank has delivered its 10th consecutive interest rate increase, lifting the cash rate by 0.25 of a percentage point to a decade-high 3.6 per cent.
储备银行已连续第10次加息，将现金利率提高了0.25个百分点，至十年来的最高3.6％。
The move was in line with economist and market expectations.
此举符合经济学家和市场的预期。
Heading into the meeting, markets were pricing a peak cash rate of 4.15 per cent by October.
在会议开始之前，市场认为到10月，峰值现金利率为4.15％。
The monthly CPI indicator suggests that inflation has peaked in Australia. Goods price inflation is expected to moderate over the months ahead due to both global developments and softer demand in Australia. Services price inflation remains high, with strong demand for some services over the summer. Rents are increasing at the fastest rate in some years, with vacancy rates low in many parts of the country. The central forecast is for inflation to decline this year and next, to be around 3 per cent in mid-2025. Medium-term inflation expectations remain well anchored, and it is important that this remains the case.
月度消费者价格指数表明澳大利亚的通货膨胀已达到顶峰。由于全球发展和澳大利亚需求疲软，预计未来几个月商品价格通胀将放缓。服务价格通胀仍然居高不下，夏季对某些服务的需求强劲。租金正以几年来最快的速度增长，全国许多地方的空置率都很低。核心预测是，今年和明年的通货膨胀率将下降，到2025年中期将下降到3％左右。中期通胀预期仍然很稳定，重要的是保持这种状态。