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RBA starts three-year countdown to lift in interest rates

  • Written by Isaac Gross, Lecturer in Economics, Monash University

In line with expectations, the Reserve Bank of Australia has announced it will keep official interest rates on hold at 0.10%.

But is also ready to start tapering off its “unconventional” monetary policy measures introduced in response to the COVID-19 economic crisis.

These measures, designed to stimulate spending by keeping interest...

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