RBA deputy governor defends central bank from critics, wonders if Australia is more inflation-prone
Reserve Bank deputy governor Andrew Hauser has defended the RBA’s unwillingness to criticise the spending choices of the…
Australia needs two rate hikes to bring down inflation, Westpac’s Matthew Hassan warns after consumer sentiment falls
The Reserve Bank of Australia needs to hike the cash rate two more times to bring inflation down…
Labor and Reserve Bank of Australia blamed by voters in Sky News pulse as anger over interest rates grows
Voters have blamed the Albanese government for rising interest rates amid concerns about fiscal policy fuelling inflation. The…
Government spending creating inflation ‘trap’ dooming Aussie mortgage holders, EQ Economics’ Warren Hogan declares
Large government spending has created an inflation “trap” plaguing homeowners with higher prices and interest rates, a leading…
Labor urged to reign in spending after interest rate hike by Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s Luke Yeaman
Australia’s largest bank has joined the chorus of economists and political figures calling for government to rein in…
Ex-RBA board member Roger Corbett laments massive public spending’s ‘drag’ on the economy after interest rates were hiked
Labor’s “detrimental” massive spending agenda is “drag” on the economy and creating a “really sad time in Australian…
Why your home loan repayments aren’t included in official inflation figures
For more than a third of Australians, paying off the mortgage on their home is one of their…
Bullock says government spending not sole factor pushing inflation higher as political fight heats up
Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock has refused to blame the Albanese government’s spending for causing inflation to jump…
Brutal wage growth detail uncovered in RBA forecasts, as economists fear ‘unambitious’ govt is stalling the economy
Economists have raised a “key concern” overlooked during Tuesday’s interest rate announcement, as a report from the Reserve…
‘No subsidies’: Jarden’s Micaela Fuchila reveals crucial ways Albanese government can help limit inflation’s growth
The government has been told of some crucial ways to help limit inflation and keep rate rises to…
Living costs rise for all but some hit harder, new ABS data finds
Cost-of-living pressures are being felt by all households but some are being hit harder than others, according to…
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says politics, not spending driving inflation debate among economists
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has rejected claims that government spending has fuelled inflation, saying such criticism was “motivated by…