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RBA on Interest Rates
DESPITE keeping mortgage rates on hold yesterday, the Reserve Bank gave a stark warning that it will lift them again soon if wages or prices race away.
The RBA left the cash rate steady at 7.25 per cent for a third straight month.
The central bank's warning came as Prime Minister Kevin Rudd warned of a long fight against inflation.
Mr Rudd cautiously welcomed the RBA decision. "This will be a 15-round fight. It's going to go for a long time," he told Parliament. "There's no knockout blow when it comes to inflation. We are resolved with absolute determination on the part of this Government to fight the fight against inflation."
Economists also urged the RBA to hold its nerve.
In a statement accompanying the decision, the RBA board said: "Should demand not slow as expected, or should expectations of high ongoing inflation begin to affect wage and price setting, (the) outlook would need to be reviewed."
An outbreak of wage pressure and price rises may yet spark another interest rate rise, according to economists. [Source- Herald Sun- Gerard McManus and Stephen McMahon]
