澳大利亞央行3日在貨幣政策會議上宣布維持基準利率在2.5%不變，但稱澳元匯率仍偏高。
澳大利亞央行稱，當前貨幣政策適宜，澳大利亞通脹符合中期目標。
該央行預計，近期經濟仍保持低于趨勢增長，房屋市場和股市已經走強，有利于投資;但公共支出將非常疲弱。
聲明還顯示，澳元匯率仍偏高，澳大利亞經濟可能需要澳元貶值，以往實施的寬松政策仍在發揮效果。
與此前數次決議聲明類似，此次澳洲聯儲聲明依然非常簡短。由于決議聲明中并未透露出更多信息，同時澳洲聯儲有關澳元匯率高企的言論基本與此前一致，并未有明顯改變。因此在聲明內容大體符合市場預期的背景下，澳元反應整體較為平淡。
決議公布后，澳元兌美元一度小跌20余點，不過此后快速反彈，現交投于0.9080一線，整體波動有限。
據外媒報道，全球第二的礦業公司力拓將在2015年將其年度資本開支收縮至80億美元，這意味著礦業繁榮已經過去，將對澳大利亞礦業產生影響。
值得注意的是，澳大利亞明日將公布GDP數據。
以下為澳大利亞央行貨幣政策聲明：(來源：澳大利亞央行網站)
Statement by Glenn Stevens, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision
At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at
2.5 per cent.
Recent information is consistent with global growth running a bit below
average this year, with reasonable prospects of a pick-up next year. Commodity
prices have declined from their peaks, but generally remain at high levels by
historical standards. Inflation in most countries is well contained.
Overall, global financial conditions remain very accommodative. Volatility
in financial markets has abated recently. Long-term interest rates remain very
low and there is ample funding available for creditworthy borrowers.
In Australia, the economy has been growing a bit below trend over the past
year and the unemployment rate has edged higher. This is likely to persist in
the near term, as the economy adjusts to lower levels of mining investment.
Further ahead, private demand outside the mining sector is expected to increase
at a faster pace, though considerable uncertainty surrounds this outlook. There
has been an improvement in indicators of household and business sentiment
recently, but it is still unclear how persistent this will be. Public spending
is forecast to be quite weak.
Recent data on prices and wages show inflation consistent with the
medium-term target. The Bank's assessment is that this is likely to remain the
case over the next one to two years.
The easing in monetary policy that has already occurred since late 2011 has
supported interest-sensitive spending and asset values. The full effects of
these decisions are still coming through, and will be for a while yet. The pace
of borrowing has remained relatively subdued overall to date, though recently
there have been signs of increased demand for finance by households. There is
also continuing evidence of a shift in savers' behaviour in response to
declining returns on low-risk assets. Housing and equity markets have
strengthened further over recent months, trends which should in time be
supportive of investment.
The Australian dollar, while below its level earlier in the year, is still
uncomfortably high. A lower level of the exchange rate is likely to be needed to
achieve balanced growth in the economy.
At today's meeting, the Board judged that the setting of monetary policy
remained appropriate. The Board will continue to assess the outlook and adjust
policy as needed to foster sustainable growth in demand and inflation outcomes
consistent with the target.
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