Reserve Bank of Australia Cash Rate Unchanged at 4.35%
Reserve Bank of Australia Cash Rate Unchanged at 4.35%
The Reserve Bank of Australia has delivered a pre-Christmas reprieve for Australia’s borrowers, leaving its cash rate unchanged at 4.35%.
澳大利亞儲備銀行已爲澳大利亞的借款人提供了聖誕節前的減免措施，將其現金利率維持在4.35％不變。
Why it matters: The central bank held its last policy meeting until February 2024. In the previous month, the bank revised its inflation forecast for Australia, indicating that it will take longer to reduce prices than initially anticipated.
爲什麼重要：央行舉行了截至2024年2月的最後一次政策會議。上個月，該銀行修改了對澳大利亞的通脹預測，表示降價所需的時間將比最初預期的要長。
What has changed: While traders across the world have been increasing rate cuts in the US and other countries, the RBA has been an outlier. Local data indicates a decline in employment and inflation, but Governor Michele Bullock cautioned last week that it is uncertain whether inflation would meet the target over the next two years.
發生了什麼變化：儘管世界各地的交易者一直在加大美國和其他國家的降息力度，但澳洲聯儲卻是一個異常值。當地數據顯示就業和通貨膨脹率下降，但州長米歇爾·布洛克上週警告說，目前尚不確定未來兩年通貨膨脹率能否達到目標。
What’s next: The RBA reconvenes in February after an extended summer break, so January’s quarterly inflation report will be key.
下一步是什麼：澳大利亞央行在延長暑假後將於2月份重新開會，因此1月份的季度通脹報告將是關鍵。