RBA rate hike highlights plight of borrowers versus boomers
Gathered around the bar after a successful bowls match, a group of retirees has mixed feelings about the…
Aussies facing ‘very real risk’ of surpassing 2024 peak as Bullock weighs up global first
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been accused of mismanaging the economy, with a Nationals senator demanding he “resign in…
Reserve Bank of Australia likely to be ‘divided’ in closely watch interest rates decision, AMP’s Diana Mousina predicts
The nine-person board of the Reserve Bank of Australia will be divided when handing down its cash rate…
February interest rate rise will be ‘bitter pill’ for those struggling with cost of living, advocates say
Any Reserve Bank lift to interest rates could be the added financial pressure that causes more households to…
Rate hike pain is on the way for Australian borrowers, but will they be able to tolerate it?
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cut interest rates three times last year — from 4.35 per cent…
Almost 1.3 million Aussies face mortgage pain if RBA lifts interest rates as warnings emerge of ‘huge financial losses’
A rate hike in February could cause “huge financial losses” for many Australians as a 0.25 per cent…
Inflation cools in November with consumer prices rising 3.4pc, but still above the RBA’s target
Inflation cooled in November but economists remain divided on whether the RBA will hold or hike interest rates…
What to expect from Reserve Bank and interest rates in 2026 with rate hikes on the table
The RBA’s first meeting of the year is a month away, but that doesn’t mean interest rate watchers…
Rate hike calls ‘premature’ as inflation ‘not a problem’, AMP’s Diana Mousina says ahead of Tuesday’s cash rate decision
Expectations of a rate hike are “premature”, according to a top economist who believes the current inflation rate…
Interest rate hikes increasingly likely in 2026 but a major event would produce the opposite result
An interest rate hike on Tuesday is a practical impossibility. But if a growing number of forecasters are…
RBA’s ‘narrow path’ rates approach ‘not the right strategy’, EQ Economics’ Warren Hogan declares after inflation lifts
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s “narrow path” approach to taming inflation while minimising damage throughout the economy was…
‘One more’ rate cut on the cards, AMP economist My Bui forecasts, despite unemployment falling to 4.3 per cent in October
The Reserve Bank of Australia has “room for one more” interest rate cut this cycle despite the release…