Make or break: Desperate plea for rate cut
Retailers slammed by a slow economy are begging the RBA to cut rates before an “invaluable” six-week pre-Christmas trading period.
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‘Bring on the Coolmore’: Price-Kent colts thrill in Danehill quinella
Brilliant colts First Settler and Reserve Bank fought out an exciting finish in the Group 2 Danehill Stakes and the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes now beckons.
Home prices take unexpected turn
Home prices have done something seldom seen in recent years as ‘desperate’ Aussies give up hope of an early interest rate cut.
Alarming way Australia is ‘going backwards’
Australia’s biggest home builder has warned the nation’s fight to fix housing affordability is “going backwards” as the “pessimistic” Reserve Bank smashes homebuyer confidence.
Fiery clash on live TV over inflation
The Coalition is renewing its attacks on the Albanese government after the Reserve Bank’s decision to hold rates.
Inflation shift gives Aussies new relief
A huge inflation change will provide a boost to the housing market but the shift could be problematic for one group making up a third of the country.
Reserve Bank boss’s brutal three words
RBA Governor Michele Bullock has taken a thinly veiled shot at the government after yesterday’s decision to keep interest rates on hold.
Millions of Aussies still face uncertain mortgage future
An alarming number of Aussie mortgage holders remain on the brink as looming Reserve Bank decisions and high inflation make the future unclear for homeowners.
RBA’s grim warning on rates, inflation
The Reserve Bank is sticking to its guns not to cut the official cash rate while inflation remains too high, despite growing pressure to do so.
Two words fuelling rate pain for Aussies
Holding rates at 4.35 per cent, RBA governor Michele Bullock has said what needs to be done for interest rates to come down, hinting it won’t be any time soon.
Aussie shares dip on hawkish Bullock
The sharemarket dipped lower on Tuesday as the RBA delivered some hawkish rhetoric on interest rates, even as the miners boomed on fresh Chinese support.
‘Dump them’: Kochie’s wild rates call
Homeowners struggling after missing out on a rate cut from the Reserve Bank today have been urged to “create their own rate cut”.
No rate cut from RBA as Aussies keep struggling
Australians struggling with skyrocketing mortgage payments and the cost of living crisis will get no relief from the RBA just yet after the board decided to keep interest rates on hold.
‘Out of control’: Minister lashes Greens
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has issued a scathing takedown of the Greens after they demanded unprecedented action against the Reserve Bank.
When will first of four interest rate cuts start?
Pressure is mounting for the RBA to cut interest rates in Australia after the US jumped last week. With multiple cuts predicted, will struggling Aussies get their first tomorrow?
‘New threshold’: Size of rate cut Aussies desperately need
As plenty of Aussies struggle with the cost of living and high interest rates, this is the size of the relief many need to help them breathe easy again.
Dire warning over Aussie interest rates
An economist has issued a dire prediction about the “really dangerous” interest rates in Australia on the eve of the Reserve Bank’s rates decision.
Alarming figure ahead of RBA rate decision
While August’s labour force data revealed Australia’s unemployment rate remained steady, it dashed hopes of a RBA rate cut on Tuesday.
RBA’s shock call on unemployment rate
While unemployment has risen and is forecast to continue to increase, it’s still no match for persistent inflation levels, the RBA’s chief economist says.
Chalmers’ surprise next move to reform RBA
Attempts to overhaul the RBA through bipartisan support have been quashed, but the Treasurer has suggested he’ll seek the backing of a surprise group.
‘Punching itself in the face’: RBA cops heat
A former federal treasurer and current Labor Party national president has come out swinging against the Reserve Bank, saying the RBA is ‘punching itself in the face’.
Shock RBA warning to hit 100 suburbs on watchlist
Reserve Bank boss warns more people could be forced to ‘sell their homes’, as new data pinpoints 100 suburbs on a watchlist for reduced price sales.
‘Sell homes’: RBA boss’s chilling rates call
The RBA boss has acknowledged the harsh realities of high interest rates on Aussie households, however she said it was required to quell inflation.
‘Tell it like it is’: Chalmers dismisses RBA dig
Treasurer Jim Chalmers dismissed claims he was snubbing the RBA after he said cash rate hikes were “smashing the economy”.
‘A fact’: Jim Chalmers’ dire warning for Aus
Jim Chalmers has issued a warning to millions of Australians about the “soft and subdued” economy, saying rate rises were “smashing the economy”.
Big four bank bosses tip Feb rate cut
Two out of the four chief executives of Australia’s major banks have tipped an early-2025 cash rate cut.
Aussie bank boss’ shock rates prediction
The Westpac Group boss believes the Reserve Bank will begin cutting rates from early next year, forecasting the figures rates will settle at.
Bleak rates call nobody wanted to hear
Economists have dampened hopes that new inflation figures could lead to a sooner-than-expected rate cut, unless “something out of left field” happens.
Huge step to reform ‘crucial institution’
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has called for support from the Coalition to create a separate Reserve Bank board that will solely be responsible for cash rate decisions.
‘Aligned’: Chalmers fends off rift with RBA
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the Albanese government and the Reserve Bank are aligned in the fight against inflation.
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