# 4 December 2018 | Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting of the Board | RBA

> The RBA published minutes of its 4 December 2018 board meeting, covering global conditions where growth had slowed, partly due to trade tensions. Bilateral US-China trade had contracted after the tariff increases, and external demand had softened in the euro area, Japan and Asia.

- Date: 2018-12-04 · published 2018-12-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61811-4-december-2018-minutes-of-the-monetary-policy-meeting-of-the-board-rba
- Commodities: [Australian Dollar (USD per AUD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/AUDUSD.md)

## Why it matters

The minutes confirm weaker external demand from trade tensions, a modest bearish signal for commodity demand, though they carry no new policy action.

## Sources

- rba.gov.au: https://www.rba.gov.au/monetary-policy/rba-board-minutes/2018/2018-12-04.html

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