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LATEST NEWS
1 December 2008 Index of Commodity Prices

28 November 2008 Statement of Liabilities and Assets
28 November 2008 Financial Aggregates – October 2008
20 November 2008 RBA Bulletin – November Issue - Bulletin Articles - Bulletin Statistical Tables
19 November 2008 Speech by Glenn Stevens, Governor – The Economic Situation
19 November 2008 Speech by Malcolm Edey, Assistant Governor (Economic) – The Economy in Late 2008: Conditions and Prospects
18 November 2008 Minutes of November 2008 Monetary Policy Meeting of Reserve Bank Board
10 November 2008 Statement on Monetary Policy
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RATES & STATISTICS
Policy Interest Rate Target for the Cash Rate	5.25%
Inflation Rate CPI Year to September 2008	5.0%
Exchange Rate A$ / US$ 4pm AEDT 1 December 2008	0.6481
Statistical Directory Three ways to access Statistics
Chart Pack A collection of graphs on the Australian economy and financial markets. Released on 5 November 2008

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2 December 2008 Reserve Bank Board Meeting, Melbourne Outcome of Board Meeting (2.30 pm AEDT)
9 December 2008 Speech by Glenn Stevens, Governor – to Australian Business Economists Annual Dinner, Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney (8.00 pm AEDT)
16 December 2008 Minutes of December 2008 Monetary Policy Meeting of Reserve Bank Board (11.30 am AEDT)
18 December 2008 RBA Bulletin – December Issue (11.30 am AEDT)