Cash rate

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has kept the cash rate at 4.35% for the sixth consecutive time, in August 2024. The decision follows a two-day board meeting.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has set the cash rate for June 2024 at 4.35%. For comparison, it was 0.10% at the start of 2022.

The Reserve Bank cash rate decision was unveiled by the board on Tuesday afternoon after a two-day meeting.

What is the cash rate? The Reserve Bank chose to leave the cash rate unchanged on Tuesday – the last meeting of 2023.

Prices were 5.4% higher in September than the previous year, according to the latest official inflation figures.

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