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RBA Bulletin – April Quarter 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia has published its latest quarterly Bulletin for the April Quarter 2025, which provides a number of key insights into Australia’s economy and financial system.
RBA Minutes of the Monetary Policy Board Meeting
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has published the minutes of its most recent monetary policy meeting which concluded 1 April 2025, with the Board deciding to leave the cash rate unchanged at 4.10 per cent, and the rate on Exchange Settlement balances unchanged at 4.00 per cent.
RBA Risk Assessment: Proposed Decommissioning of the Bulk Electronic Clearing System
The Reserve Bank of Australia has released its risk assessment into the payments industry’s proposed decommissioning of the Bulk Electronic Clearing System.
RBA Payments System Board Update: March 2025 Meeting
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Payments System Board has met to discuss a number of key payments issues at its most recent March meeting.
Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting of the Reserve Bank Board – 17 and 18 February 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has published the minutes of its February monetary policy meeting, where the Board decided to reduce the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 4.10 per cent and to decrease the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances by 25 basis points to 4.00 per cent.
RBA and Productivity Commission warn of weak productivity growth
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) economist Michael Plumb has warned that weak productivity growth is limiting Australia’s economic potential, with labour productivity barely improving since 2016. While the RBA expects a recovery to one per cent growth in the medium term, past projections have not materialised, raising concerns about long-term economic stagnation.
RBA lowers interest rates
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced a cut to the official cash rate, reducing it by 0.25 per cent to 4.1 per cent. This decision marks the first rate cut in over four years and comes as a response to the easing inflationary pressures in the Australian economy. In the December quarter, underlying inflation was 3.2 per cent.