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Poppy Johnston

Cash rate likely on hold in 'straightforward' call

Interest rates have been on pause at 4.35 per cent for the past two Reserve Bank meetings and are likely to stay unchanged for a third when the board meets this week.

Due to meet over two days, the central bank's board members will assess the state of the Australian economy and where it is headed before coming to a decision on the cash rate on Tuesday afternoon.

For the second time under the new monetary policy setting regime of fewer meetings and longer deliberations, RBA governor Michele Bullock will take questions from the press to explain the thinking behind the call.

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