Australian Cash Rate Maintained for 12th Month, Bond Yield Target Discontinued

Australian Cash Rate Maintained for 12th Month, Bond Yield Target Discontinued
Office employees walk in front of the Reserve Bank of Australia in Sydney on Sept. 4, 2018. Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images
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The Reserve Bank of Australia has retained the cash rate at 0.1 percent for the 12th month after its monthly board meeting, despite mounting inflation and rate hikes by the big four banks.

The bank has frequently stated that the cash rate will not be raised until inflation is sustainably between 2 to 3 percent, a policy that remains unchanged.