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Jacob Shteyman

Sticky inflation cruels chances of interest rate relief

Australians hoping for an interest rate cut have been left disappointed with the RBA opting to hold. (Nikki Short/AAP PHOTOS)

The Reserve Bank concedes it underestimated inflationary pressures in the economy as it left interest rates on hold and the case mounts for the next move to be up.

In a unanimous move that was widely predicted by economists and bonds traders, the central bank held the cash rate steady at 3.6 per cent on Tuesday.

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