Reserve Bank of Australia
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
BoM provides El Niño update – as it happened
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Daisy Dumas and Emily Wind (earlier)
21, Nov, 2023 @7:25 AM
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
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
‘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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