The Reserve Bank isn’t trying to stop inflation. So don’t expect prices to come down
What is the Reserve Bank trying to achieve by raising interest rates? In recent days, a video has…
There are three main reasons inflation is rising. Higher rates won’t fix them
Bloodletting is an ancient therapy, dating back at least three millennia, and traditionally used to “cure” a range…
The telling data point that shows our economy is backed into a corner: ‘More or less nowhere’
RBA governor Michelle Bullock has continually lamented the problem embedded in our economy. · Getty There are mounting…
What if we used taxes or superannuation to control inflation, not just interest rates?
Would you rather hand over an extra $300 a month to your bank or the federal government? I’m…
What is stagflation and what can we do about it?
What is stagflation? You may have heard the word in recent weeks, because experts are worried that the…
Labor spending not to blame for soaring inflation: Chalmers
Jim Chalmers has defended Labor’s management of the economy after Sunrise host Nat Barr accused the government of…
Why economists hate low unemployment for inflation
Bad news, they reckon, always comes in threes. There was the big spike in inflation in recent months…
RBA Set to Hold Rates Again as Markets Watch for Hawkish Shift
Australia’s central bank is poised to keep interest rates unchanged for a third straight meeting, with traders and…
Australia Inflation Spike Boosts Case for Extended RBA Pause
Australia’s core inflation accelerated beyond expectations last quarter, complicating the Reserve Bank’s path to further policy easing and…
Australia Jobs Still Tight, Inflation Sticky, RBA Chief Says
Australia’s labor market is still tight while inflation is proving sticky, Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock said, signaling…
Australia’s economy in a good place, though risks loom, RBA governor says
By Peter Hobson and Stella Qiu CANBERRA/SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s economy is in a good place, its top central…
Michele Bullock avoids ‘all-out attack’ from Aussies with ‘unanimous’ cut, banks start to pass on savings
The last time the RBA board met most economists said an interest rate cut was a definite. As…