Central Banks Caught Between Inflation and Market Fears

Central Banks Caught Between Inflation and Market Fears · The Wall Street Journal

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The Federal Reserve is looking to cut, Japan is hiking and Australia is right in the middle. The Reserve Bank of Australia decided Tuesday to keep its benchmark cash rate unchanged at 4.35%, and the accompanying statement made clear that policymakers aren’t ruling anything out. In Australia, inflation in the latest quarter wasn’t as threatening as markets had feared, but it was still too hot for the central bank.