Example of the shape. Not a Posh file.
A public cash rate note, before and after
This page shows the shape of a report. Posh was not run. It is not a file Posh made. Every figure below is printed on the Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate page.
Before
The Reserve Bank of Australia prints the cash rate target on this page. The effective date on that page is 12 August 2026. The next update on that page is 2.30 pm, 29 September 2026.
The cash rate is the interest rate that banks pay to borrow funds from other banks in the money market overnight. It influences all other interest rates, including mortgage and deposit rates.
The Board meets eight times a year to consider monetary policy settings.
We publish the Monetary Policy Decision media release and cash rate target on our website and to the money market at 2.30 pm (Sydney time) after each Board meeting.
The page prints the cash rate target as 4.35%.
Source: Reserve Bank of Australia. https://www.rba.gov.au/cash-rate-target-overview.html
After
Shape only. Not a file Posh made.
Cash rate target 4.35%
The result
The page prints the cash rate target as 4.35%. The effective date is 12 August 2026. The next update is 2.30 pm, 29 September 2026.
The page says it works to ensure inflation is between 2 and 3 per cent. It says those considerations are published four times a year in the Statement on Monetary Policy.
What changed
The page does not state a previous cash rate. It does not state a rise or a fall. This example leaves that part out.
The page says the Board meets eight times a year. It says the media release and the cash rate target are published at 2.30 pm Sydney time after each Board meeting.