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…
Economist Warren Hogan reveals harsh rates truth ‘no one wants to hear’ after latest inflation figures
EQ Economics managing director Warren Hogan has revealed the harsh truth about interest rates “no one wants 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…
Value of Australian dollar now dependent on interest rates, commodities prices and geopolitics
The Australian dollar has been on a slow march down from a peak of 109 US cents achieved…
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…
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, NAB now tipping RBA to hike cash rate 0.25 per cent in February
Two major banks are now forecasting the Reserve Bank of Australia will hike rates at its February meeting,…
Interest rate rises replace cuts on Michele Bullock’s RBA agenda
Those of us who watch central banks spend many hours trying to read the tea leaves to divine…
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…
Shadow treasurer Ted O’Brien tears into Labor’s economic agenda as households to suffer under large public spending
The Albanese government’s spending is growing faster than the economy as a whole, prompting warnings that the Reserve…
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…
What the latest GDP numbers mean for interest rates and the economy
On a couple of occasions, former treasurer and prime minister Paul Keating described favourable gross domestic product figures…