RBA keeps interest rates on hold at 0.25pc ahead of Federal Budget stimulus
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RBA keeps interest rates on hold at 0.25pc ahead of Federal Budget stimulus

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The Reserve Bank has kept its official interest rate at record lows as the Australian economy continues its slow recovery from the COVID-19 recession. Key points: The Australian dollar jumped to 72.08 US cents after the decision Economists are predicting the RBA will cut rates to 0.1pc by the end of 2020 The RBA has kept rates on hold for seven months in a row As expected, the RBA decided to maintain its cash rate target at 0.25 per cent, just hours before the Treasurer is due to unveil his long-awaited Federal Budget. The RBA cut rates to a record low 0.25 per cent at its emergency rate cut in March, and it has stayed at that level for seven consecutive months. Rate cut speculation abounds In reality, the cash rate is already at 0.13 per cent, which is lower than the RBA's "target" of 0.25 per cent. "Despite the October rate hold, 22 per cent of experts predict that a cut could still be on the cards in November," said Grahame Cooke, the insights manager at comparison website Finder.

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