Australia Officials Announce Heavyweight Decision: Not to Continue!



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Australia Officials Announce Heavyweight Decision: Not to Continue!

Australia Officials Announce Heavyweight Decision: Not to Continue!

A month and a half has passed since February, and it's time for the Australian Federal Reserve to announce whether or not to adjust the official cash rate.
Unlike the expected continuation of the rate cut, this time the Australian Federal Reserve decided:
Suspend the rate cut and keep the 4.1% official cash rate unchanged!

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For this decision, countless people expressed disappointment, the economy was not in the doldrums, and just suffered a wave of heavy blows, but the results of the Australian Federal Reserve did not make adjustments to save the economy...

Let people disappoint the decision of the Australian Federal Reserve to suspend interest rate cuts
In February this year, when the Australian Federal Reserve first announced that it would cut the official cash rate from 4.35% to 4.1%, countless people were once again hopeful about Australia's future.


The pressure of life that had been plaguing everyone for so long was finally going to see relief! Before the Australian Federal Reserve announced its decision, there were also many experts who predicted that this time the Fed might continue to cut interest rates, after all, the problem of Australia's sagging economy must be solved. Coupled with Trump's tariff war poised to start, Australia must find a way to save itself and reduce everyone's stress, and stimulating consumption is one of the best ways to do so. But just before the official announcement of the interest rate cut, more and more voices singing down the rate cut appeared.

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This morning, there are also Australian media said: the Australian Federal Reserve rate cut is hopeless! Even though Australia's inflation rate has fallen back to the target range and has not risen again. Even the core inflation rate has been effectively controlled! Why did the Australian Federal Reserve still decide to keep the official cash rate unchanged at 4.1% for the time being? This is directly related to the U.S., where Trump will announce the latest round of tariffs this Wednesday, which is considered by global financial scholars to be the beginning of a tariff war! Australian experts believe that there is a high probability that Australia will not be able to escape from Trump's new round of tariffs, which may directly push up Australia's inflation rate!

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This time the Australian Federal Reserve did not cut interest rates also to prevent a rebound in inflation. While inflation may be under control, the economic situation will only get tougher. Keeping the official cash rate high for a long time would have curbed the economic recovery, and Trump's tariff policy would have hit the global economy again! Going forward, the Australian economy is likely to continue to languish... Experts say there is another factor that has led to the Federal Reserve's determination to pause rate cuts, Australia's upcoming election!


The federal election has been set for May 3, and April is the final sprint for the Labor and Coalition parties.

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The Australian Federal Reserve is likely to keep a low profile during this critical period to avoid affecting election support because of some policies. As to whether it will adjust the official cash rate, on the one hand, we have to wait for the election results, and on the other hand, we also have to see whether the U.S. tariff policy has a far-reaching impact on the world. The Australian Federal Reserve's announcement that it would not cut interest rates may have caused the Australian dollar exchange rate to rebound, and with this pause in rate cuts, the exchange rate has naturally fluctuated!

 

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