澳大利亚储备银行（RBA）周二一致决定将官方现金利率维持在4.35%不变 [1]。行长Michele Bullock在随后的新闻发布会上表示，"我个人认为我们很可能需要再次加息，但我们会等数据告诉我们" [1]，同时强调"很重要的是人们相信我们会在必要时采取行动" [1]。这是RBA自5月份上次加息以来的决议 [1]。
尽管最新数据显示通胀预计在约一年内回到2.5%的目标水平 [1]，央行仍释放了强硬信号。市场对加息前景的看法随之转变，在央行决定公布后，市场预期RBA会再次加息的概率从53%上升至67% [1]。
The Reserve Bank of Australia decided unanimously on Tuesday to maintain its official cash rate at 4.35%.[1] The decision came approximately three months after the central bank's last rate increase in May.[1]
RBA Governor Michele Bullock emphasized the bank's preparedness to raise rates again if necessary, despite recent data suggesting inflation may return to the central bank's 2.5% target within about a year.[1] "I personally think we are quite likely to need to increase rates again, but we will wait for the data to tell us," Bullock said at the press conference.[1] She also stressed that "it is important that people believe we will act if we need to."[1] Market expectations shifted substantially following the announcement, with the probability of a future rate hike rising from 53% to 67%.[1]