Reserve Bank of Australia

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Jim Chalmers welcomes OECD prediction RBA has reached interest rate peak
Federal treasurer downplays prospect of posting a second successive budget surplus

Peter Hannam Economics editor

29, Nov, 2023 @10:59 PM

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Australia’s inflation rate eased to 4.9% in October, reducing likelihood of another rate rise
Consumer price index rose last month at an annual rate of 4.9%, which is lower than economists had forecast

Peter Hannam Economics correspondent

29, Nov, 2023 @10:06 PM

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Economic data shows households are feeling the pinch. But will the RBA stop raising rates? | Greg Jericho
Inflation is set to drop back to under 3% growth by this time next year – if it weren’t for the stage-three tax cuts, that is

Greg Jericho

29, Nov, 2023 @2:00 PM

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Jim Chalmers appoints outsider and former Bank of England executive director as deputy RBA governor
Rare appointment of outsider Andrew Hauser to senior position comes after review found bank should encourage ‘diverse viewpoints’

Peter Hannam Economics correspondent

27, Nov, 2023 @7:57 AM

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Borrowers may wish the government could overrule the RBA but Australia is not Argentina or Turkey | Peter Hannam
Central banks must be credible to be effective and that means separating rates decision-making from short-term government priorities

Peter Hannam

27, Nov, 2023 @4:46 AM

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Man found dead after statewide search – as it happened
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Daisy Dumas and Mostafa Rachwani (earlier)

23, Nov, 2023 @7:32 AM

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Housing prices back at record levels, defying Australia’s interest rate rises
The 7.5% drop from the April 2022 peak has been recovered, but some cities are faring better than others, CoreLogic analysts say

Peter Hannam

22, Nov, 2023 @2:00 PM

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RBA governor says inflation ‘increasingly homegrown’, suggesting interest rates will remain high
Michele Bullock warns prices are ‘rising strongly for the majority of the goods and services we all consume’

Peter Hannam Economics correspondent

22, Nov, 2023 @8:35 AM

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BoM provides El Niño update – as it happened
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Daisy Dumas and Emily Wind (earlier)

21, Nov, 2023 @7:25 AM

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November interest rate rise was needed to avoid risk of larger future increases, RBA says
Minutes of the November meeting show the RBA board believed the risk of inflation continuing above target was too high to keep rates on hold

Peter Hannam and Jonathan Barrett

21, Nov, 2023 @12:46 AM

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Wages grew by 1.3% for Australian workers in the September quarter amid tight labour market
Wage price index increase in line with expectations as Fair Work minimum wage decision helped pay packets close gap with inflation

Peter Hannam Economics correspondent

15, Nov, 2023 @1:28 AM

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‘No buffers left’: borrowers turn to foodbanks as rate hike cranks up mortgage stress
Charities see a spike in calls with each rate rise, while loan arrears now outstrip energy bills as biggest issue say debt counsellors

Peter Hannam Economics correspondent

10, Nov, 2023 @7:48 PM

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