Australia's central bank keeps cash rate unchanged at 4.1 pct

SYDNEY, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), Australia's central bank, kept the cash rate unchanged at 4.1 percent on Tuesday.

But it warned that further tightening policy may be required to ensure inflation returns to the 2-3 percent target range in a reasonable timeframe.

Inflation in Australia has passed its peak and the monthly consumer price index (CPI) indicator for May showed a f