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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Peter Hannam Economics correspondent and Luca Ittimani

RBA holds interest rate but Michele Bullock warns war on inflation ‘isn’t yet won’

Michele Bullock
Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock said monetary policy is ‘slightly restrictive’. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP

Australian borrowers have been granted another reprieve by the Reserve Bank but should not expect an early rate cut because the war against inflation “isn’t yet won”, governor Michele Bullock said.

The RBA board left its cash rate unchanged at a 12-year high of 4.35% after its second two-day gathering of 2024 concluded on Tuesday afternoon. The result was widely expected by economists.

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