Reserve Bank of Australia Raises Interest Rates After 12 Years

The Reserve Bank of Australia followed the path of increasing interest rates for the first time in 12 years due to high inflation in the country.

The Reserve Bank of Australia stated that it has decided to raise interest rates for the first time in 12 years. The Central Bank increased the loan interest rate by 25 basis points to 0.35 percent for the first time since November 2010. In the decision announced by the bank, it was noted that the high inflation rate, which was at the level of 5.1 percent according to the latest announced figures, was effective in the decision to increase the interest rate. "Now is the time to start withdrawing some of the extraordinary monetary support that has been put in place to help the Australian economy during the pandemic," said Philip Lowe, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, in his assessment of the rate hike.