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RBA Interest Rate Decision

RBA Interest Rate Decision 3 March 2020

RBA Interest Rate Decision 3 March 2020: 0.5%, below the 0.75% forecast and down from 0.75% in February 2020. It is the lowest of the last 12 releases. 1 of the last 12 releases came in below the forecast. It was released on Tue 3 Mar 2020 at 03:30 UTC.

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Reserve Bank of Australia. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
0.5%
Forecast
0.75%
The market consensus
Previous
0.75%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Below the forecast: A rate below expectations can sharply weaken the Australian dollar by signalling a more dovish policy path.

RBA Interest Rate Decision 3 March 2020: 0.5% against a 0.75% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
3 Mar 2020—0.5%0.75%0.75%
4 Feb 2020—0.75%0.75%0.75%
3 Dec 2019—0.75%0.75%0.75%
5 Nov 2019—0.75%0.75%0.75%
1 Oct 2019—0.75%0.75%1%
3 Sep 2019—1%1%1%
6 Aug 2019—1%1%1%
2 Jul 2019—1.0%1%1.25%
4 Jun 2019—1.25%1.25%1.5%
7 May 2019—1.5%1.5%1.5%
2 Apr 2019—1.5%1.5%1.5%
5 Mar 2019—1.5%1.5%1.5%
The release before:RBA Interest Rate Decision 4 February 2020The release after:RBA Interest Rate Decision 19 March 2020RBA Interest Rate Decision: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar