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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Jonathan Barrett and Luca Ittimani

Cash rate cut to 3.85% amid lowering inflation but RBA boss warns global economy is ‘complete rollercoaster’

Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michele Bullock
RBA interest rates: the Reserve Bank of Australia has cut the official cash rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 3.85%, while flagging concerns over global economic uncertainty. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP

The Reserve Bank of Australia has cut the cash rate by a quarter point to 3.85%, easing pressure on mortgage holders grappling with high living costs and elevated interest repayments.

Economists view the RBA decision as a sign that Australia’s central bankers believe inflation is being tamed and that there is no longer a need for a borrowing rate over 4% to constrain households, especially as Donald Trump’s tariffs cast a shadow over the global economy.

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