As universally expected by economists and financial markets, the Reserve Bank of Australia’s monetary policy board on Tuesday lifted its cash rate(现金利率) by 25 basis points(基点) to 4.6%, the highest level since October 2011 (at the peak of the mining investment boom(矿业投资热潮)).
正如经济学家和金融市场普遍预期的那样，澳大利亚储备银行货币政策委员会周二将现金利率上调25个基点至4.6%，创下2011年10月（矿业投资热潮顶峰时期）以来的最高水平。
The treasurer(财长), Jim Chalmers, has attributed(归因于) this week’s decision – and the inflation concerns underpinning(支撑) it – to the war in the Middle East. Others, including the shadow treasurer(影子财长), Tim Wilson, and some economists, blame it on(归咎于) “excessive(过度的)” levels of, and growth in, government spending.
财长吉姆·查默斯将本周的决策——以及支撑该决策的通胀担忧——归因于中东战争。其他人，包括影子财长蒂姆·威尔逊和一些经济学家，则将其归咎于政府支出的“过度”水平和增长。
In truth(事实上) both of these factors, and others besides(以及其他因素), have contributed to the rebound(反弹) in inflation and interest rates that Australia has experienced this year.
事实上，这两个因素以及其他因素，都导致了澳大利亚今年经历的通胀和利率反弹。