澳大利亚总督米歇尔·布洛克周五告诉议会委员会,澳大利亚经济表现良好,通货膨胀率在央行2-3%的目标范围内,劳动力市场紧张。她说:“到目前为止,我们的失业率很好。我们的通货膨胀率又回到了区间。我们处于一个相当不错的位置。”。家庭消费正在上升,抵消了公共需求的减弱,并支持了经济增长。上个月,在自2月以来三次降息后,储备银行将利率维持在3.6%,因为它正在监测通胀向目标中点的变化。强劲的支出、实际收入增长、有弹性的房地产市场和紧张的劳动力市场支持维持利率。布洛克指出,服务业通胀仍然“棘手”,并强调了全球的不确定性,包括美国的保护主义政策、地缘政治紧张局势和中国需求放缓,尽管最坏的关税情景尚未实现。
Australia’s economy is performing well, with inflation within the central bank's 2–3% target range and a tight labor market, Governor Michele Bullock told a parliamentary committee Friday. “We have got a good unemployment rate so far. We have got inflation back in the band. We are in a pretty good spot,” she said. Household consumption is rising, offsetting weaker public demand and supporting growth. The Reserve Bank left interest rates at 3.6% last month, after three cuts since February, as it monitors inflation toward the target midpoint. Strong spending, real income growth, a resilient housing market, and a tight labor market support holding rates. Bullock noted services inflation remains “sticky” and highlighted global uncertainties, including U.S. protectionist policies, geopolitical tensions, and slower Chinese demand, though worst-case tariff scenarios have not materialized.