RBA Lifts Rates 0.25% to 4.1%, Flags More
RBA Lifts Rates 0.25% to 4.1%, Flags More
At its meeting today, the Board decided to increase the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 4.10 per cent. It also increased the interest rate paid on Exchange Settlement balances by 25 basis points to 4.00 per cent.
在今天的會議上，董事會決定將現金利率目標提高25個基點至4.10％。它還將外匯結算餘額的利率提高了25個基點至4.00％。
Inflation in Australia has passed its peak, but at 7 per cent is still too high and it will be some time yet before it is back in the target range. This further increase in interest rates is to provide greater confidence that inflation will return to target within a reasonable timeframe.
澳大利亞的通貨膨脹率已經超過了峯值，但7％的通貨膨脹率仍然過高，還需要一段時間才能恢復到目標區間。進一步提高利率是爲了增強人們對通貨膨脹將在合理的時間範圍內恢復到目標的信心。
Some further tightening of monetary policy may be required to ensure that inflation returns to target in a reasonable timeframe, but that will depend upon how the economy and inflation evolve. The Board will continue to pay close attention to developments in the global economy, trends in household spending, and the outlook for inflation and the labour market. The Board remains resolute in its determination to return inflation to target and will do what is necessary to achieve that.
可能需要進一步收緊貨幣政策，以確保通貨膨脹在合理的時間範圍內恢復到目標，但這將取決於經濟和通貨膨脹的演變情況。理事會將繼續密切關注全球經濟的發展、家庭支出趨勢以及通貨膨脹和勞動力市場的前景。董事會仍然堅定不移地決心使通貨膨脹恢復到目標，並將採取必要措施實現這一目標。