Highlights: Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index declined by -0.5% in November masking some disparate returns across sectors. Nonfarm payrolls rose 210,000 in November, well below of expectations of a 550,000 increase. Eurozone annual inflation rose to 4.9%, the highest rate since July 1991. The RBA kept the cash rate on hold at 0.1% as expected, with…
Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision – December 2021
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At its meeting today, the Board decided to: maintain the cash rate target at 10 basis points and the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances at zero per cent continue to purchase government securities at the rate of $4 billion a week until at least mid February 2022. The Australian economy is recovering from the setback caused by…