A senior Reserve Bank official is predicting house price increases, as the IMF forecast inflation problems in 2026.
Stephen Johnson and Tom Richardson
Australia’s economy is running hotter than the Reserve Bank expected in a sign that there’s no urgency to cut interest rates.
Matt Mckenzie
Australia’s central bank said the risk of faster inflation at a time when the labour market is ‘still a little tight’ underpinned its decision to keep interest rates unchanged.
Michael Heath
The odds of an interest rate cut on Melbourne Cup day appear an each-way bet as the Reserve Bank offers insight into why borrowers have missed out on relief.
Andrew Brown
The Reserve Bank chief says Labor’s plan to allow all first-home buyers to get into the market with only a 5 per cent deposit could leave borrowers in a very bad situation.
Stephen Johnson
For setting interest rates and help oversee the financial system, Ms Michele Bullock became one of the best-paid public servants in the country.
Expectations for rising house prices have soared to a fresh 15-year high amid concerns the Federal Government’s expanded first-homebuyer scheme will lift property values.
Cheyanne Enciso
Australia’s housing crisis has deepened, as prices hit new highs and the nation falls drastically short of its home-building targets.
Cameron Micallef
Recovery in household spending continued to lose momentum in August, potentially adding to the case for another interest rate cut from the Reserve Bank of Australia before the end of the year.
WA business confidence has surged to a three-year high over the September quarter following several rounds of interest rate relief and easing inflationary pressures.
The RBA shocked no one when it held interest rates steady, but its hawkish tone has left analysts reassessing how many more cuts are to come.
Jacob Shteyman
Home borrowers are being urged to consider fixing their mortgage rates. Here’s why.
Hopes for another interest rate cut this year have been dealt a big blow after signs of renewed inflation pressure spooked the Reserve Bank.
The RBA held the cash rate at 3.6 per cent. Its monetary policy board won’t meet again until Melbourne Cup Day on November 4. That’s when most market watchers expect another 25 basis-point cut.
Daniel Newell
The odds are stacked against mortgage relief for homeowners on Tuesday as analysts hotly debate whether the Reserve Bank will have room to cut interest rates again this year.
Economists have warned the Reserve Bank not to rush a fourth interest rate cut following a mixed bag of inflation data on Wednesday.
New monthly inflation data will shed light on the state of the economy but it is unlikely to provoke the Reserve Bank into cutting interest rates.
Zac de Silva
The RBA has suggested the Government’s scheme, allowing a five percent deposit for a first home, will push up prices.
Questions over sluggish productivity, cash rate cuts, jobs figures and card surcharges are expected to be levelled at the RBA governor.
Kat Wong
Australia’s unemployment rate held steady at 4.2 per cent in August in a sign there’s no urgency to cut interest rates later this month.
Economists at Australia’s biggest bank have warned governments not to meddle with interest rate policy amid concerns US President Donald Trump is undermining the Federal Reserve’s independence.
Economists say Australian property prices are set to surge once again over the coming years, with a number of factors creating a perfect storm in the housing market.
Australia’s biggest bank says the central bank is exaggerating the benefits of a plan to cut credit and debit card charges.
Australians have splashed out for six consecutive months, with a big-four bank saying it could cost frustrated mortgage holders interest-rate relief.
