Australia’s central bank keeps the cash rate steady at 4.35% and signals that additional interest-rate increases may still be needed. According to the central bank’s statement, inflation remains “too high,” which supports maintaining the current policy stance rather than cutting rates. Policymakers also point to tighter financial conditions, describing them as part of the environment influencing the decision. Even though the bank is holding rates at the current level, it warns that the easing of inflation pressures is not assured and that further tightening may be required to bring inflation down. The decision is presented as conditional on incoming economic data, including how inflation evolves and whether financial conditions continue to tighten. Overall, the central bank’s message combines a pause in rate changes with an explicit caution that hikes are not necessarily finished. Both outlets report the same decision and the same warning that inflation still needs to fall further, keeping the focus on controlling price growth.