RBA delivers hopeful hold

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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today held the official cash rate steady at 4.35%, as expected by markets and economists.

In delivering the news, the RBA statement noted that data over the past month has moved in line with expectations, and stressed that it will only lift rates again if warranted by the data.

Below are key extracts from the monetary statement [my emphasis]:

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.