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LATEST NEWS

4 November 2008
At its meeting today, the Reserve Bank Board decided to reduce the cash rate to 5.25 per cent.

Statement by Glenn Stevens, Governor: Monetary Policy

3 November 2008 Index of Commodity Prices
31 October 2008 Statement of Liabilities and Assets
31 October 2008 Speech by Guy Debelle, Assistant Governor (Financial Markets) – Market Operations in the Past Year
31 October 2008 2008 Conference Volume – Lessons from the Financial Turmoil of 2007 and 2008
31 October 2008 Financial Aggregates – September 2008
30 October 2008 Speech by Ric Battellino, Deputy Governor – An Update on Household Finances
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RATES & STATISTICS
Policy Interest Rate Target for the Cash Rate	5.25%
Inflation Rate CPI Year to September 2008	5.0%
Exchange Rate A$ / US$ 4pm AEDT 5 November 2008	0.6882
Statistical Directory Three ways to access Statistics
Chart Pack A collection of graphs on the Australian economy and financial markets. Released on 5 November 2008

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Events and Calendars

10 November 2008 Statement on Monetary Policy (11.30 am AEDT)
18 November 2008 Minutes of November 2008 Monetary Policy Meeting of Reserve Bank Board (11.30 am AEDT)
19 November 2008 Speech by Malcolm Edey, Assistant Governor (Economic) – to the Australia & Japan Economic Outlook Conference 2008, L’Aqua Function Centre, Cockle Bay Wharf, Sydney (2.50 pm AEDT)
19 November 2008 Speech by Glenn Stevens, Governor – to CEDA Annual Dinner, Grand Hyatt, Melbourne (7.30 pm AEDT)
20 November 2008 RBA Bulletin – November Issue (11.30 am AEDT)
21 November 2008 Payments System Board Meeting, Sydney
2 December 2008 Reserve Bank Board Meeting, Sydney Outcome of Board Meeting (2.30 pm AEDT)