RBA cuts interest rates to 1.75%
The Reserve Bank of Australia has moved to head off fears about deflation, cutting its official cash rate by 25 basis points to a historic low of 1.75 per cent.
Key points:
Cut influenced by core inflation rate of 1.5pc — lowest reading on record
If cut fully passed on, it would mean a $43-a-month saving on a 25-year, $300,000 mortgage
“Potential risks of lower interest rates… are less than they were a year ago,” RBA governor says
It is the first change in interest rates since May last year, when rates were cut 25 basis points to 2 per cent.
The Australian dollar immediately tumbled 1 per cent to below 76 cents against the US dollar in response to the cut.
Source:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-03/rba-cuts-interest-rates/7378532