Between 2018 and 2026, Australia’s monetary policy shifted from prolonged accommodation to tightening and back toward easing. The policy rate rose sharply from 2022, peaking at **** percent between late 2023 and early 2025, before being cut three times in 2025 to *** percent. As of June 2026, the policy rate remains at **** percent. Inflation peaked at *** percent in December 2022 and generally trended downward thereafter, despite intermittent increases, reaching percent in May 2026.
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