People walk out of the Reserve Bank building in the central business district in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Australia's central bank has lifted interest rates for the first time in five months, taking the official cash rate up by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.35 per cent. Australia’s central bank lifted its benchmark interest rate Tuesday for the first time since June with a quarter percentage point hike that brought the cash rate to a 12-year high of 4.35%. (AP Photo/Mark Baker) Credit: Mark Baker/AP/AAP