🇦🇺 AUD Press Releases

Media Release Statement by the Monetary Policy Board: Monetary Policy Decision Number 2026-19 Date 11 August 2026 At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate target unchanged at 4.35 per cent. Inflation picked up materially in the second half of 2025, and information since the beginning of this year confirms that some of the increase reflected greater capacity pressures. While the impact of the Middle East conflict on inflation has so far been less than expected, headline infl

Media Release Statement by the Monetary Policy Board: Monetary Policy Decision Number 2026-15 Date 16 June 2026 At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate target unchanged at 4.35 per cent. Inflation picked up materially in the second half of 2025, and information since the beginning of this year confirms that some of the increase reflected greater capacity pressures. The latest data show that headline and underlying inflation are still too high. Oil prices have eased in rece

Media Release Statement by the Monetary Policy Board: Monetary Policy Decision Number 2026-12 Date 5 May 2026 At its meeting today, the Board decided to increase the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 4.35 per cent. Inflation picked up materially in the second half of 2025, and information since the beginning of this year confirms that some of this increase reflected greater capacity pressures. In addition, the conflict in the Middle East has resulted in sharply higher fuel and related commo

Media Release Statement by the Monetary Policy Board: Monetary Policy Decision Number 2026-08 Date 17 March 2026 At its meeting today, the Board decided to increase the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 4.10 per cent. While inflation has fallen substantially since its peak in 2022, it picked up materially in the second half of 2025. Information since the February meeting suggests that some of the increase in inflation reflects greater capacity pressures. In addition, the conflict in the Mid

Media Release Statement by the Monetary Policy Board: Monetary Policy Decision Number 2026-03 Date 3 February 2026 At its meeting today, the Board decided to increase the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 3.85 per cent. While inflation has fallen substantially since its peak in 2022, it picked up materially in the second half of 2025. The Board has been closely monitoring the economy and judges that some of the increase in inflation reflects greater capacity pressures. As a result, the Boar

Media Release Statement by the Monetary Policy Board: Monetary Policy Decision Number 2025-33 Date 9 December 2025 At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 3.60 per cent. While inflation has fallen substantially since its peak in 2022, it has picked up more recently. The Board’s judgement is that some of the recent increase in underlying inflation was due to temporary factors and there is uncertainty about how much signal to take from the monthly CPI data given

Media Release Statement by the Monetary Policy Board: Monetary Policy Decision Number 2025-31 Date 4 November 2025 At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 3.60 per cent. Inflation has recently picked up. Inflation has fallen substantially since the peak in 2022, as higher interest rates have been working to bring aggregate demand and potential supply closer towards balance. More recently, however, inflation has picked up. Trimmed mean inflation was 1.0 per cen

Media Release Statement by the Monetary Policy Board: Monetary Policy Decision Number 2025-27 Date 30 September 2025 At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 3.60 per cent. The decline in underlying inflation has slowed. Inflation has fallen substantially since the peak in 2022, as higher interest rates have been working to bring aggregate demand and potential supply closer towards balance. Both headline and trimmed mean inflation were within the 2–3 per cent r

Media Release Statement by the Monetary Policy Board: Monetary Policy Decision Number 2025-22 Date 12 August 2025 At its meeting today, the Board decided to lower the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 3.60 per cent. Inflation has continued to moderate. Inflation has fallen substantially since the peak in 2022, as higher interest rates have been working to bring aggregate demand and potential supply closer towards balance. In the June quarter, trimmed mean inflation over the year fell to 2.7

Media Release Statement by the Monetary Policy Board: Monetary Policy Decision Number 2025-17 Date 8 July 2025 At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate target unchanged at 3.85 per cent. Inflation has continued to moderate. Inflation has fallen substantially since the peak in 2022, as higher interest rates have been working to bring aggregate demand and supply closer towards balance. In the March quarter, headline inflation, which has partly been affected by temporary cost

Media Release Statement by the Monetary Policy Board: Monetary Policy Decision Number 2025-13 Date 20 May 2025 At its meeting today, the Board decided to lower the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 3.85 per cent. Inflation continues to moderate. Inflation has fallen substantially since the peak in 2022, as higher interest rates have been working to bring aggregate demand and supply closer towards balance. Data on inflation for the March quarter provided further evidence that inflation conti

Media Release Statement by the Monetary Policy Board: Monetary Policy Decision Number 2025-10 Date 1 April 2025 At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate target unchanged at 4.10 per cent and the interest rate paid on Exchange Settlement balances at 4 per cent. Underlying inflation is moderating. Inflation has fallen substantially since the peak in 2022, as higher interest rates have been working to bring aggregate demand and supply closer towards balance. Recent information

Media Release Release of Financial Stability Review – March 2026 Number 2026-09 Date 19 March 2026 The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today released its March 2026 Financial Stability Review . The Review highlights that risks to the global financial system have increased. The escalation of conflict in the Middle East has contributed to sharp movements in global financial markets, while the risk of operational, cyber and security disruptions is heightened. The RBA finds that Australia’s financia

Media Release Release of Financial Stability Review – October 2025 Number 2025-29 Date 2 October 2025 The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today released its October 2025 Financial Stability Review , providing a comprehensive assessment of the health and resilience of Australia’s financial system. The Review highlights that Australia’s financial system remains well positioned to navigate a period of elevated global uncertainty. The RBA views the largest risks to financial stability as coming from

Joint Media Release RBA and APRA Update Their Memorandum of Understanding to Strengthen Cooperation to Support Financial Stability Number 2025-21 Date 29 July 2025 The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) have today published an updated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), to further strengthen their cooperation and coordination arrangements in support of financial stability in Australia. The updated MOU sets out the RBA and APRA’s respective ro

Media Release Joint APRA-RBA Statement on Use of the RBA’s Overnight Standing Facility Number 2025-11 Date 2 April 2025 The Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) new approach to monetary policy implementation – the ‘ample reserves with full allotment’ system – allows eligible counterparties to borrow as many reserves as they demand at open market operations (OMO). The RBA has recently announced some important updates to the operation of this system for monetary policy implementation, including the c

Media Release Release of Guidance for the Australian Clearing and Settlement Facility Resolution Regime Number 2026-05 Date 18 February 2026 Following consultation with industry, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has published its Guidance on the Australian Clearing and Settlement (CS) Facility Resolution Regime . The RBA has also published a Response to Consultation which summarises the feedback received from respondents and sets out how the RBA has addressed it in the Guidance. In June 2025,