(Reporting by Wayne Cole; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
SYDNEY, April 5 (Reuters) - Australia's top central
banker on Wednesday said a pause in interest rate rises did not
imply that increases were over and a further tightening may well
be needed to bring inflation to heel.
In a speech on the policy outlook, Reserve Bank of Australia
(RBA) Governor Philip Lowe said rates had been held steady this
month to allow more time to asses the impact of past hikes, but
the Board would assess policy again in May with updated
forecasts for the economy and inflation.
The central bank on Tuesday kept interest rates at 3.6% to
break a string of 10 straight increases.
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