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4.60%Cash rate target · as of 29 Oct 2026 · BIS

Raised by 25 bp to 4.60% on 30 Sept 2026; the fourth hike in a row since 4 Feb 2026, +100 bp in all.

Twelve months+100 bp4 hikes, 0 cuts
Highest since Nov 20067.25%19 May 2008
Lowest0.10%4 Nov 2020
Next meeting8 Dec 2026in 4 weeks · the bank's calendar
Twenty years

Cash rate target

each change a step · ▲ hike · ▼ cut · 55 decisions on record
0%2%4%6%8%200820102012201420162018202020222024202630 Sept 2026: +25 bp to 4.60%6 May 2026: +25 bp to 4.35%18 Mar 2026: +25 bp to 4.10%4 Feb 2026: +25 bp to 3.85%13 Aug 2025: −25 bp to 3.60%21 May 2025: −25 bp to 3.85%19 Feb 2025: −25 bp to 4.10%8 Nov 2023: +25 bp to 4.35%7 Jun 2023: +25 bp to 4.10%3 May 2023: +25 bp to 3.85%8 Mar 2023: +25 bp to 3.60%8 Feb 2023: +25 bp to 3.35%7 Dec 2022: +25 bp to 3.10%2 Nov 2022: +25 bp to 2.85%5 Oct 2022: +25 bp to 2.60%7 Sept 2022: +50 bp to 2.35%3 Aug 2022: +50 bp to 1.85%6 Jul 2022: +50 bp to 1.35%8 Jun 2022: +50 bp to 0.85%4 May 2022: +25 bp to 0.35%4 Nov 2020: −15 bp to 0.10%20 Mar 2020: −25 bp to 0.25%4 Mar 2020: −25 bp to 0.50%2 Oct 2019: −25 bp to 0.75%3 Jul 2019: −25 bp to 1.00%5 Jun 2019: −25 bp to 1.25%3 Aug 2016: −25 bp to 1.50%4 May 2016: −25 bp to 1.75%6 May 2015: −25 bp to 2.00%4 Feb 2015: −25 bp to 2.25%7 Aug 2013: −25 bp to 2.50%8 May 2013: −25 bp to 2.75%5 Dec 2012: −25 bp to 3.00%3 Oct 2012: −25 bp to 3.25%6 Jun 2012: −25 bp to 3.50%2 May 2012: −50 bp to 3.75%7 Dec 2011: −25 bp to 4.25%2 Nov 2011: −25 bp to 4.50%3 Nov 2010: +25 bp to 4.75%5 May 2010: +25 bp to 4.50%7 Apr 2010: +25 bp to 4.25%3 Mar 2010: +25 bp to 4.00%2 Dec 2009: +25 bp to 3.75%4 Nov 2009: +25 bp to 3.50%7 Oct 2009: +25 bp to 3.25%8 Apr 2009: −25 bp to 3.00%4 Feb 2009: −100 bp to 3.25%3 Dec 2008: −100 bp to 4.25%5 Nov 2008: −75 bp to 5.25%8 Oct 2008: −100 bp to 6.00%3 Sept 2008: −25 bp to 7.00%5 Mar 2008: +25 bp to 7.25%6 Feb 2008: +25 bp to 7.00%7 Nov 2007: +25 bp to 6.75%8 Aug 2007: +25 bp to 6.50%
Decisions

Every change of the rate

the latest first · since 13 Nov 2006
DateMoveFromToSize
30 Sept 2026Hike4.35%4.60%+25 bp
6 May 2026Hike4.10%4.35%+25 bp
18 Mar 2026Hike3.85%4.10%+25 bp
4 Feb 2026Hike3.60%3.85%+25 bp
13 Aug 2025Cut3.85%3.60%−25 bp
21 May 2025Cut4.10%3.85%−25 bp
19 Feb 2025Cut4.35%4.10%−25 bp
8 Nov 2023Hike4.10%4.35%+25 bp
7 Jun 2023Hike3.85%4.10%+25 bp
3 May 2023Hike3.60%3.85%+25 bp
8 Mar 2023Hike3.35%3.60%+25 bp
8 Feb 2023Hike3.10%3.35%+25 bp
The 43 earlier decisions, back to Aug 2007
DateMoveFromToSize
7 Dec 2022Hike2.85%3.10%+25 bp
2 Nov 2022Hike2.60%2.85%+25 bp
5 Oct 2022Hike2.35%2.60%+25 bp
7 Sept 2022Hike1.85%2.35%+50 bp
3 Aug 2022Hike1.35%1.85%+50 bp
6 Jul 2022Hike0.85%1.35%+50 bp
8 Jun 2022Hike0.35%0.85%+50 bp
4 May 2022Hike0.10%0.35%+25 bp
4 Nov 2020Cut0.25%0.10%−15 bp
20 Mar 2020Cut0.50%0.25%−25 bp
4 Mar 2020Cut0.75%0.50%−25 bp
2 Oct 2019Cut1.00%0.75%−25 bp
3 Jul 2019Cut1.25%1.00%−25 bp
5 Jun 2019Cut1.50%1.25%−25 bp
3 Aug 2016Cut1.75%1.50%−25 bp
4 May 2016Cut2.00%1.75%−25 bp
6 May 2015Cut2.25%2.00%−25 bp
4 Feb 2015Cut2.50%2.25%−25 bp
7 Aug 2013Cut2.75%2.50%−25 bp
8 May 2013Cut3.00%2.75%−25 bp
5 Dec 2012Cut3.25%3.00%−25 bp
3 Oct 2012Cut3.50%3.25%−25 bp
6 Jun 2012Cut3.75%3.50%−25 bp
2 May 2012Cut4.25%3.75%−50 bp
7 Dec 2011Cut4.50%4.25%−25 bp
2 Nov 2011Cut4.75%4.50%−25 bp
3 Nov 2010Hike4.50%4.75%+25 bp
5 May 2010Hike4.25%4.50%+25 bp
7 Apr 2010Hike4.00%4.25%+25 bp
3 Mar 2010Hike3.75%4.00%+25 bp
2 Dec 2009Hike3.50%3.75%+25 bp
4 Nov 2009Hike3.25%3.50%+25 bp
7 Oct 2009Hike3.00%3.25%+25 bp
8 Apr 2009Cut3.25%3.00%−25 bp
4 Feb 2009Cut4.25%3.25%−100 bp
3 Dec 2008Cut5.25%4.25%−100 bp
5 Nov 2008Cut6.00%5.25%−75 bp
8 Oct 2008Cut7.00%6.00%−100 bp
3 Sept 2008Cut7.25%7.00%−25 bp
5 Mar 2008Hike7.00%7.25%+25 bp
6 Feb 2008Hike6.75%7.00%+25 bp
7 Nov 2007Hike6.50%6.75%+25 bp
8 Aug 2007Hike6.25%6.50%+25 bp

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