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Australian central bank decides rate hike in years


Nepalnews
2022 May 03, 11:40, Canberra
- A man walks past the Reserve Bank of Australia building in Sydney, Australia, Oct. 7, 2021. Australia’s central bank on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, lifted its benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than 11 years. The cash rate rose from 0.1% to 0.35%. (AP Photo)

Australia’s central bank on Tuesday lifted its benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than 11 years. The cash rate rose from 0.1% to 0.35% in a move potentially damaging to a government that will seek reelection on May 21.

A rise was widely expected after official data released last week showed that Australia’s inflation rose to 5.1% in the year through March. It is the highest annual rate since 2001, when a newly introduced 10% federal consumption tax created a temporary spike.

Inflation in the latest March quarter was sharply higher than the 3.5% three months earlier. The March result was driven by a surge in fuel and housing costs as well as food shortages created by recent Australian floods.


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