Reserve Bank keeps interest rates on hold at 4.35pc, ignoring political pressure for cut
6 months ago

Reserve Bank keeps interest rates on hold at 4.35pc, ignoring political pressure for cut

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The Reserve Bank has left interest rates on hold at 4.35 per cent. Earlier this month, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the RBA's rate hikes were "smashing the economy", and former Labor treasurer Wayne Swan accused the RBA of "putting economic dogma over rational decision-making" by refusing to cut rates at this point in the cycle. "With the labour market still considered tight, and aggregate consumer spending holding up due to the influx of foreign students and tourists, it's a forlorn hope to expect the RBA to provide interest rate relief anytime soon," he said. Australia's unemployment rate remains at 4.2 per cent Photo shows job HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham said Australia's economic problem was "quite unique" and the nation was looking different to other countries, with inflation that was proving to be stickier. "With a relatively tight labour market, poor productivity growth and elevated government spending, the risks remain weighted towards underlying inflation remaining too high," Ms Murphy said.

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