Australia's central bank held interest rates steady on Tuesday as expected, while reiterating that policy needed to stay tight and it was not ruling out further increases if needed to control inflation.

The Reserve Bank has held the cash rate at 4.35 per cent following its board meeting on Tuesday, flagging that inflation is “still too high”.

The Reserve Bank of Australia kept interest rates steady, deepening a split with global counterparts including the Federal Reserve that are loosening policy as they grow increasingly confident that inflation is under control.

Australia’s central bank on Tuesday reiterated that interest rate cuts were unlikely in the near term as it held policy steady, but softened its hawkish stance by saying monetary tightening was not discussed.

Here's the latest on interest rates in Australia — from when the first cut is predicted to how much mortgage holders could save.

At its September meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia held its cash rate at 4.35%, matching market expectations and maintaining borrowing costs for the seventh consecutive meeting. The committee decided to keep the interest rate on balances held in exchange for settlement at 4.

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