The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left the cash rate unchanged at 1.5 per cent at the December meeting of its board, the last meeting for 2018.
This is the 26th consecutive time the bank has left the rate on hold, the lowest on record. This record period of inaction by the RBA has now extended beyond two years.
For many months, the RBA has said the next change in interest rates is likely an increase, albeit not for some time.
78% of experts still do believe the next change in rates, when it comes, will be up. But compared to the 88% of experts who thought the same thing when they were surveyed in September 2018, the certainty regarding an increase in interest rates has dropped.
In a speech to business economists on Thursday, not only did the bank’s deputy governor said further rate cuts were possible, but also that the RBA could engage in quantitative easing (known as QE). A similar situation occurred in the U.S.A, where the U.S. Federal Reserve cut rates to assist the recovery from the global financial crisis. The RBA has not ruled out implementing similar measures, if it felt it was required.
With the change in the Melbourne market in 2018, many people have become uncertain about buying or selling a home.
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By Wendy Chamberlain
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