The Reserve Bank of Australia finally put interest rate speculation to rest last week. In his half-yearly parliamentary testimony, RBA Governor Ian Macfarlane reinforced the message from the Quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy released by the Australian central bank earlier this week that the official cash rate will remain at 5.5 per cent for the foreseeable future. https://www.financialstandard.com.au/feed/latest?story=23033 en-AU Copyright 2026 Financial Standard 5