Australia's central bank will likely deliver a 25 basis point interest rate increase on Aug. 1 following a pause on Tuesday according to economists in a snap Reuters poll who were split on when and where the cost of borrowing would peak.
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will hike its key interest rate once more by the end of September to 4.35% following a surprise hike on Tuesday and then hold policy for the rest of the year, according to economists in a snap Reuters poll.
Australia's central bank will keep its interest rate unchanged at 3.6% on Tuesday for a second consecutive meeting to assess the impact of past hikes on inflation, according to a Reuters poll of economists who were split on where it would peak.