Reserve Bank of Australia meeting —
At its 17 March 2026 meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia raised its policy rate from 3.60% to 4.10%. The decision passed 5-4. unknown dissented, preferring a hold.
Decision
hike — 3.60% to 4.10%
Vote: 5-4
Dissenters
- unknown — preferred hold
Key passages
Today as you know, the Board decided to raise the cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.1 per cent.
Taken together, the data suggests there is slightly more excess demand in the economy than we thought in February, and inflationary pressures are therefore somewhat greater.
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