Prolonged pause on interest rates a possibility as RBA board meets for June
Leading economists at all four major banks are now predicting the Reserve Bank of Australia will leave interest…
‘Not normal’: Auction market plummets to fresh low amid house price correction in Sydney and Melbourne
Property vendors are being warned to abandon “hope” for “realism” after the auction market fell to fresh lows…
RBA interest rate decision: Economists tip hike to 4.35 per cent
Australians are on edge ahead of the Reserve Bank’s interest rate decision on Tuesday afternoon, with many experts…
The seven factors that will decide if the RBA raises interest rates on Tuesday
Hi, I’m business journalist Emily Stewart. I’m here to help you understand how key moments in the economy…
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…
The rate hike that will do nothing to curb inflation
Let the pain begin. Andrew Hauser has left no-one in any doubt about the current thinking at the…
ANZ ‘jumps the gun’ hiking borrowing costs for homeowners as banks tip more RBA rate pain
Major lenders aren’t waiting for the RBA to make its move. (Source: AAP) Big Four bank ANZ has…
RBA governor Michele Bullock calls for patience as rate decisions get harder
Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock says she does not think inflation is taking off again, and it is…
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…
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…
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…