Australia Holds Rates at 4.5%; Canada is First G-7 Country to Hike
Posted on June 1st, 2010 in Economy | Comments Off
Australia may have seen its last rate hike for quite some time. Today the Reserve Bank of Australia Holds Rate at 4.5% to Gauge Market Turmoil. Australia’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged and signaled it may keep borrowing costs steady in coming months as it assesses the impact of the most aggressive rate increases in the Group of 20. Governor Glenn Stevens and his policy-setting board kept the overnight cash rate target at 4.5 percent, the Reserve Bank of Australia …
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Australia Holds Rates at 4.5%; Canada is First G-7 Country to Hike