It is the Australian equivalent of a Mexican standoff. Up and down Martin Place in central Sydney, the country’s big banks are eyeing each other following the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points. Should they pass on the cut to customers? On the one hand, their funding conditions are tough. On the other, they face political and public ire if they do not.
這是澳大利亞版的“墨西哥對峙(Mexican standoff，意指僵局——譯者注)”。在澳大利亞央行(RBA)決定將基準利率下調25個基點后，在悉尼中部的整個馬丁廣場(Martin Place)，澳大利亞大型銀行都在相互對視。它們是否應把降息轉嫁給客戶？一方面，它們自己的資金情況正變得越發嚴峻。另一方面，如果它們不這樣做，將招致政府和公眾的憤怒。
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