RBA meeting, February 2026: cash rate raised to 3.85%

At its meeting on 2–3 February 2026, the Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Board raised the cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.85%. The decision was announced at 2.30pm Sydney time on Tuesday 3 February 2026. The Statement on Monetary Policy, with the RBA's updated forecasts, was released at the same time.

The cash rate was 3.60% going into the meeting. It is 4.60% today.

How the markets called it

The day before the decision, Polymarket put 77% on what the RBA did.

MarketA week beforeThe day beforeFinal price
Polymarket56% ✓77% ✓80% ✓

The probability each market put on what the RBA actually did; ✓ where it was the market's favourite. The final price is the last before the 2.30pm announcement. See the rate tracker's scorecard for every meeting.

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