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Reserve Bank of Australia

  • ️Wed Feb 05 2025

The Bank's mission and key statistics

We are Australia’s central bank and serve the people of Australia.

We conduct monetary policy, determine payments system policy, work to maintain a stable financial system, issue the nation’s banknotes, operate the core of the payments system and provide banking services to the government.

Cash rate target

4.35 %

Effective date 11 December 2024 Next update 2.30 pm, 18 February 2025

Cash rate target

Inflation

Consumer Price Index Annual change December quarter 2024

2.4 %

Monthly Indicator December 2024

2.5 %

Inflation

Exchange rates

Trade-weighted Index

60.4

USD

0.6290

CNY

4.5972

JPY

96.67

EUR

0.6073

As at 4.00 pm, 12 February 2025

Exchange rates

News & Announcements

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