Reserve Bank of Australia meeting —

At its 20 May 2025 meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia lowered its policy rate from 4.10% to 3.85%.

Decision

cut — 4.10% to 3.85%

Key passages

At its meeting today, the Board decided to lower the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 3.85 per cent.

Rate cut signals monetary easing.

At 2.9 per cent, annual trimmed mean inflation was below 3 per cent for the first time since 2021

Underlying inflation now within target, supporting rate cut.

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