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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Peter Hannam

RBA interest rates: official cash rate left unchanged by Reserve Bank of Australia at 4.1% for a third month

Outgoing Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe (left) speaks to incoming governor Michele Bullock
Outgoing Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe (left) speaks to incoming governor Michele Bullock. The RBA has left its key interest rate on hold once again. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

The Reserve Bank of Australia has extended its interest rates pause for a third consecutive month as it assesses whether the sharpest increase in borrowing costs in three decades has done enough to slay inflation.

The RBA left its cash rate on hold at 4.1%, the highest since mid-2012, at its September board meeting on Tuesday. The decision, the last under the leadership of outgoing governor Philip Lowe, was widely expected.

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