- August 4, 2021
- Posted by: Walshe Clancy O'Neill Financial Group
- Category: Finance
The Reserve Bank today confirmed the official cash rate will remain at 0.10% for the foreseeable future.
News of positive inflation last week is seen as a blip due to the economic impacts of the sustained NSW lockdown.
The expectation was that the RBA would increase its government bond buying program, however it surprised the market by advising it will stick to previously announced reduction plans.
The purchase of government bonds, or quantitative easing as it is known, helps stimulate the economy by increasing the supply of money, keeping interest rates low and putting downward pressure on the Australian dollar which assists exporters.
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