The Reserve Bank has lifted interest rates by 0.25 percentage points, as had been widely forecast. The new cash rate is 3.85 per cent, up from 3.6 per cent.
EY Economist says the Reserve Bank had no choice but to raise the cash rate with an unusual set of economic conditions over the past six months.
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