储备银行将利率维持在4.35%,政府表示,这证明其政策正在降低通货膨胀。
但许多人期待明年参议院进行调查,以调查有关哄抬物价和超市利润飙升的指控。
人们在圣诞节期间最不需要的就是再次加息,因此储备银行的这一暂停加息的决定将使澳大利亚各地的人们都可以松一口气。
这是送给房主和财长吉姆·查默斯的提前圣诞礼物。
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A man shops in a supermarket in Sydney, Tuesday, May 9, 2023. The Australian government on Tuesday forecast the nation's first balanced annual budget in 15 years but warned that economic pressures such as inflation would push the country into deeper debt in future years. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft) Source: AP / Rick Rycroft/AP