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RBA: Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting of the Reserve Bank Board
Members commenced their discussion of financial conditions by considering ongoing uncertainty in the global environment. Members noted that a range of new geopolitical and institutional risks had emerged since the previous meeting, including military action, tariff developments and new threats to the independence of the US Federal Reserve. For the most part, these had prompted only modest and short-lived reactions in financial markets. That said, the US dollar had weakened against a range of currencies and there had been strong gains in precious metals prices over much of January. Some of these effects had unwound ... (full story)
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RBA minutes show inflation risks ‘shifted materially’ behind February rate hikehttps://t.co/4bBxbIAGTP
— investingLive (@investingLive_) February 17, 2026
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GLOBAL GROWTH HAS BEEN MORE RESILIENT THAN EXPECTED WHILE CREDIT EXPANSION AND LOOSE FINANCIAL CONDITIONS ADD TO INFLATION RISKS.
— First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) February 17, 2026
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POLICYMAKERS STRESSED THEY CANNOT HAVE HIGH CONFIDENCE IN ANY SINGLE FUTURE RATE PATH AND WILL RELY ON INCOMING DATA.
— First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) February 17, 2026
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RBA SAYS THE BOARD DEBATED KEEPING RATES UNCHANGED BUT ULTIMATELY DETERMINED THE ARGUMENT FOR TIGHTENING WAS STRONGER. ...
— MarketNewsFeed (@MarketNews_Feed) February 17, 2026
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