Australia's central bank keeps interest rates unchanged

SYDNEY, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Australia's central bank unanimously voted to keep interest rates on hold on Tuesday following an unexpected rise in inflation.

The Monetary Policy Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said following a scheduled meeting on Tuesday that it decided to keep the cash rate target unchanged at 3.60 percent.

The decision to keep the key interest rate on hold followed a spike in