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The evidence suggests Reserve Bank rate cuts don't hurt confidence

Written by: Stephen Kirchner, Program Director, Trade and Investment, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney

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When the Reserve Bank board meets today for the first time this year it is likely to leave its cash rate unchanged at the current all-time low 0.75%.

Afterwards, it will announce its reasons, many of them good. But they’ve not always been good.

Reserve Bank cash rate

Source: RBA

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