If the Reserve Bank starts the year with a rate hike you can’t say it didn’t warn us
If you walk away from a central banker unsure whether they are leaning towards hiking or holding interest…
Unnecessary interest rate cuts derailed the national housing affordability project
Say what you like about Donald Trump, he says the quiet parts out loud. On Thursday, the day…
Why we’ll inevitably lay waste to green power fantasy
The energy transition drifting into the doldrums should surprise no one (“Green power fading fast”, 27/1). Wind turbines…
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…
Inflation hotter than forecast at end of 2025, adding to rate hike expectations
Repayments on mortgages and debts are more likely to increase, after a higher-than-expected Inflation result puts pressure on…
VIDEO: RBA deputy governor confirms 'very low' chance of further rate cuts – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
VIDEO: RBA deputy governor confirms ‘very low’ chance of further rate cuts Australian Broadcasting CorporationInflation drops to 3.4 per…
Reserve Bank deputy governor Andrew Hauser downplays easing inflation ahead of February meeting
The deputy governor of the Reserve Bank has confirmed the news mortgage borrowers would not have wanted to…
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…
A chaotic ‘up-crash’ as markets and economic realities made for a turbulent 2025
AI. Market records. Tariffs. Penguins. TACO. It’s been a big year of economic shocks and surges as the…
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 could hike interest rates in early 2026 as banks rewrite forecasts
The economic ground shook on Wednesday after the Bureau of Statistics released its new monthly Consumer Price Index…