Reserve Bank of Australia Holds Cash Rate Amid Red Hot Housing Market

Reserve Bank of Australia Holds Cash Rate Amid Red Hot Housing Market
A woman walks past the Reserve Bank of Australia sign in Sydney on October 4, 2016. William West/AFP via Getty Images
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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has said it would continue to “carefully” monitor trends in housing borrowing after announcing it will hold the cash rate at the current record low 0.1 percent.

Following the bank’s monthly meeting, RBA Governor Philip Lowe noted Australia’s economic recovery was much stronger than initially expected.