RBA
Albanese lays down challenge for Dutton over wages
Labor will urge the workplace regulator to order a real increase in pay for 2.6 million workers after the RBA chose to keep interest rates on hold.
- David Crowe and Millie Muroi
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Job losses not RBA’s priority as bank keeps rates on hold
Asked about the impact of incoming US tariffs, RBA governor Michele Bullock said inflation remained the bank’s main focus as it held interest rates steady at 4.1 per cent.
- Shane Wright and Millie Muroi
Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ overshadows Reserve Bank’s rate call
The US president’s threat to treat Australia’s 10 per cent goods and services tax as a trade impediment has been branded as ‘ridiculous’ by economists.
- Jacob Shteyman
Has three years of Albanese left you better off? One number says no
Peter Dutton asks voters if they are better off under Anthony Albanese. From the cost of bananas to the value of your home, the answer is not easy.
- Shane Wright
Albanese started his prime ministership on a high. Then in one month, things started to unravel
A record-breaking election and one month that changed it all: we recap the highs and lows of the 47th parliament.
- Natassia Chrysanthos
Australia’s longest per capita recession since WWII comes to an end
A record seven quarters of falling GDP per person has finally ended, with new figures showing the economy improving in late 2024.
- Shane Wright
Reserve Bank prepares for Trump tariff turmoil
The RBA says rates could rise again as it reveals growing concern about the fallout from Donald Trump’s tariff plans.
- Shane Wright
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- Interest rates
Reserve Bank overhaul will touch lives of borrowers everywhere
Membership of the RBA board and how it decides interest rates has been unknown to the public for 75 years. It’s all about to change.
- Shane Wright
Rates fall, house values lift and rents start to ease
The RBA’s first rate cut in almost five years has put a floor under the nation’s property market, but rents continue to ease.
- Shane Wright
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- Interest rates
RBA is lost in the frightening territory of full employment
The central bank’s bizarre behaviour last week is a sign that it has lost its bearings and isn’t sure what’s happening in the economy or where it’s headed.
- Ross Gittins
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