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The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced the result of its monthly board meeting. The official cash rate has been left at a record-low 2.5 per cent for the 14th consecutive month as most economists had predicted. All 28 economists surveyed by comparison website finder.au had forecast that the cash rate would remain on hold. According to the finder.au survey, all 28 economists believe the Reserve Bank will lift the cash rate in 2015, with many expecting interest rates to then keep gradually increasing.. ING Direct’s head of treasury, Michael Witts, said the Reserve Bank would be reluctant to increase the cash rate until the Australian dollar dropped well under US$0.90. Mortgage Choice spokesperson Jessica Darnbrough said the cash rate would remain at 2.5 per cent for the foreseeable future. “While the Reserve Bank has made it clear in recent weeks that something needs to be done to cool the property market, with consumer sentiment down and property price growth easing, it is now unlikely that the board will cool the property market by raising the cash rate anytime soon,” she said. LJ Hooker chief executive Grant Harrod said rates were likely to remain on hold until the end of 2015, which would stretch the period of cash rate stability past two years. “Economic growth should remain at trend levels over the next two years which is partly due to property, including residential construction,” he said.
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 05:56:38 +0000

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