Australia’s official interest rate is now 4.10% after the Reserve Bank of Australia lifted the cash rate by 25 basis points following today’s board meeting.
The decision comes after the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ monthly consumer price index increased 6.8% year-on-year in April from 6.3% in March.
With inflation unexpectedly spiking, the central bank believes more cash rate rises are necessary to slow the economy further.
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