At the first meeting of the year, Australia's central bank raised the size of its asset purchase programme and signaled that it will not hike interest rates until 2024.
The policy board of the Reserve Bank of Australia headed by Governor Philip Lowe decided on Tuesday to leave its cash rate unchanged at a record low of 0.10 percent.
The central bank retained the target yield on the 3-year Australian government bond at around 0.1 percent and also maintained the parameters of the Term Funding Facility.
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June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.