# 5 December 2017 | Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting of the Board | RBA

> The RBA published minutes of its 5 December 2017 meeting, which discussed strong global industrial production, solid advanced-economy growth and the outlook for Chinese demand. Members kept the cash rate unchanged.

- Date: 2017-12-05 · published 2017-12-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67733-5-december-2017-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 a steady policy path and a firm global growth backdrop, which supports commodity demand over time but gives no immediate price signal for feed commodities.

## Read by commodity

- AUDUSD: neutral

## Sources

- rba.gov.au: https://www.rba.gov.au/monetary-policy/rba-board-minutes/2017/2017-12-05.html

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