Inflation data key to rate cut clues
All eyes will be on fresh inflation data to be released on Wednesday which will be critical to the Reserve Bank’s deliberations on rate cuts.
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Find the latest news and finance updates for the Reserve Bank on Australia, from cash rate increases to economic forecasts.
ASX snaps five-day losing streak
Firmer than expected unemployment data failed to ease concerns that the RBA will hold interest rates steady through to 2025.
Sneaky way Aussies ripped off $1bn a year
With Australians ripped off every time they use their credit card, the RBA is considering a crackdown.
Aussie job figures dash rate cut hopes
More Australians found themselves out of work last month, but the result was stronger than expected and could delay the RBA’s rate cut path.
Hot US inflation derails rate cut hopes
Borrowers holding out for rate cuts could be waiting longer still for relief, with analysts expecting the RBA to wait for the Fed to move first.
What Aussies are paying $8.8m a day on
Experts are urging Australians to get on top of their credit cards as the eye-watering post-Christmas debt grew again in February.
Surprising detail in rate hike pain
Even as household budgets come under pressure, tens of thousands of Aussies took on additional debt in February, new data shows.
Secret to improving lives of Aussies revealed
Australia’s 2.6 million small and medium businesses could be key to unlocking the next wave of productivity growth.
Hidden $134k bonus in rate cuts
A pivot from the Reserve Bank could mean hopeful homeowners could have their borrowing power surge by thousands.
Key detail in RBA rate call revealed
For the first time since it started its aggressive run of rate hikes, the RBA did not consider the option, minutes from its latest meeting have revealed.
Shares advance on steady inflation read
Shares clawed back losses from Tuesday’s session to come within less than 35 points of the benchmark’s all time high.
Hope for rate cut as inflation holds steady
The softer-than-expected reading is a further sign the Reserve Bank could move to ease interest rates later this year.
Why early rate cut might not happen anymore
Optimism of an interest rate cut as early as May appears to have been premature, with new government data lowering the prospect of early relief for mortgage holders.
Dire interest rates rise warning for millions
There were hopes of a series of rates cuts coming soon, but hopes have been dashed by shock new figures today.
Dire interest rates rise warning for millions
There were hopes of a series of rates cuts coming soon, but hopes have been dashed by shock new figures today.
Ten key words RBA didn’t say
The RBA governor gave few clues on when households could expect rate relief – but there is one glimmer of hope for mortgage holders.
Inflation war ‘isn’t yet won’, RBA warns
The RBA governor gave few clues on when households could expect rate relief after keeping rates on hold for a third straight meeting.
ASX up as miners surge higher
Australia’s surging mining giants pushed the ASX higher on the day the Reserve Bank left the cash rate unchanged.
RBA makes latest decision on interest rates
The Reserve Bank of Australia has left interest rates on hold for a third consecutive meeting, but when it comes to the outlook, it’s “not ruling anything in or out”.
Why rate cuts could face delay
With household borrowers desperately holding out for an easing in interest rates, traders on Monday trimmed their rate cut bets.
ASX edges higher ahead of RBA rates call
Ahead of the Reserve Bank’s second meeting for the year, the share market edged higher on Monday even as property stocks lost ground.
Phil Lowe reveals next career move
Months after vacating the top seat at the Reserve Bank, former governor Philip Lowe has confirmed his next move.
‘Overkill’: RBA boss lashed on rate hike
After new figures this week confirmed a deepening of Australia’s per-capita recession, analysts have lashed RBA governor Bullock’s latest rate hike.
Big reason rate cuts could be delayed
Interest rates cuts are vital for Aussie mortgage holders but there is a chance that the forecast date for the cash rate cut could change.
ASX nears record high on RBA rate cut hopes
The ASX surged to a near record high on Thursday after soft inflation and retail data suggested an end to the RBA’s rate hiking cycle.
Fresh sign rate cuts on the way
Households, eagerly awaiting rate cuts, received some good news when the inflation rate was unchanged in January.
Big ‘error’ in RBA overhaul plans
A former RBA governor and a former treasurer have teamed up to slam the government over plans to remove a major design of the RBA in their shake-up.
Grim warning on new rate hikes
More rate hikes are still on the cards after the Reserve Bank revealed it considered whether to raise interest rates when it met earlier this month.
Big bank’s huge call on interest rates
Australia’s biggest bank has raised mortgage holders’ hopes by predicting interest cuts will start rolling earlier than expected, with at least three reductions before Christmas.
‘2025’: CommBank’s dire new rates prediction
The Reserve Bank may not cut rates until next year, the CEO of Commonwealth Bank has warned in a break with his own economists.
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