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The RBA's Australian Reserve Bank has raised the official cash rate for six months in a row - to curb rampant inflation.


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By Peggy Giakoumelos

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The RBA's Australian Reserve Bank has raised the official cash rate for six months in a row - to curb rampant inflation.


The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has raised the official cash rate by 25 basis points - to 2.6 per cent.

It is the sixth month in a row the central bank has raised interest rates in a bid to manage rising inflation.

In a statement, RBA governor Philip Lowe noted that the central bank had increased interest rates “substantially in a short period of time”.

He added that - “reflecting this, the board decided to increase interest rates by 25 basis points this month as it assesses the outlook for inflation and economic growth in Australia.”

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