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Ratings agency warns on record government spending

The federal government and the Reserve Bank are pulling in opposite directions in the fight against inflation, ratings agency S&P says.

AAP · Oct 7

Hip-pocket politics is Labor’s greatest vulnerability – and red-hot anger over the latest rate rise isn’t helping

Unemployment is up, house prices are down and interest rates are rising – giving Angus Taylor the chance to show how he can turn things around

The Guardian - AU · Oct 2

Grattan on Friday: Albanese leaves grim domestic scene as he flies to the blue Pacific

Having a “Pre-COP” meeting in Fiji and Tuvalu is one of those initiatives that seemed a good idea at the time.

The Conversation · Oct 1

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RBA denies staff a pay rise that keeps up with inflation just hours after interest rate rise

Michele Bullock concedes Australian workers are suffering wage cuts in real terms but latest EBA offer remains behind rise in cost of living

The Guardian - AU · Oct 1

'Contained': home price plunge no big stability risk

Australia's borrowers and lenders are resilient enough to navigate financial troubles ahead, the RBA believes, as it releases its stability temperature check.

AAP · Oct 1

If turbocharged petrol prices are driving up inflation, then why are Australia’s unemployed on the line?

Avoiding a rise in unemployment is important for the RBA – but apparently not a dealbreaker

The Guardian - AU · Sep 30

Interest rates have hit their highest level since 2011. The pain will feel different in 2026

The Reserve Bank this week lifted the cash rate another 0.25 percentage points to 4.6% – its fourth increase this year and the highest it has been since 2011.

The Conversation · Sep 30

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Inflation leaps to 4% stoking fears of fifth interest rate hike before Christmas

Jim Chalmers says ‘higher global oil prices flowing through to oil prices in Australia’ are to blame for inflation rising from 3.5%

The Guardian - AU · Sep 30

Why the federal government's inflation blame game doesn't add up

Fourth rate rise exposes government spin.

The Canberra Times · Sep 29

RBA blushes spared: inflation rise vindicates rate hike

A November rate rise is still on the cards for the Reserve Bank, even after a slightly softer-than-expected underlying inflation outcome in August.

AAP · Sep 29

Shane was already ‘stretched to the limits’. Now he’s worried about affording his son’s birthday dinner

Tuesday’s RBA rate hike is ‘daunting’ – especially for families that have already cut back on streaming services, food and petrol

The Guardian - AU · Sep 29

Danger zone: why war in the Middle East has landed the RBA’s inflation fight in tricky territory

The Reserve Bank appears ready to push harder against inflation but it comes with a greater risk for the economy

The Guardian - AU · Sep 29

Middle East or money-wasters: inflation mud-fight grows

Labor and the coalition are duelling over why Australians now have to fork out more on their mortgages every month.

AAP · Sep 29

RBA lifts rates to highest level in 15 years – risking a sharper slowdown of the economy

The Reserve Bank of Australia has raised the cash rate to 4.6% from 4.35%, taking the key rate to its highest level since late 2011 as it battles persistent inflation.

The Conversation · Sep 29

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The Guardian - AU · Sep 29

RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank raises cash rate to highest level in 15 years and warns of more hikes ‘if needed’

Michele Bullock says board knows decision will hit some people hard but hopefully in the next few years ‘this will all have been worth it’

AAP · Sep 29

Aussie shares up as bank boss bets against Cup day hike

Investors fears have cooled despite an increase in official cash rate, as the Reserve Bank tempered concerns of a back-to-back hike in November.

AAP · Sep 28

More pain brews for borrowers as rates hit 15-year high

The Reserve Bank's decision to lift the cash rate to 4.6 per cent was unanimous, but economists are divided on whether borrowers can expect more hikes.

AAP · Sep 24

Light shone on Reserve Bank's gloomy economic outlook

Treasury's productivity assumption has been described as "unrealistically optimistic" but the Reserve Bank's might be too downbeat, an economist says.

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AAP · Sep 23

Unemployment nears five-year high ahead of rates call

While a rise in the unemployment rate in August likely won't stop the Reserve Bank hiking rates at its next board meeting, further rate rises are less certain.

The Guardian - AU · Sep 23

Property investors may pay less capital gains tax under Labor’s reforms, analysis suggests

Researcher says public debate since May budget has overstated how much reforms will cost landlords and investors

The Guardian - AU · Sep 22

AI could be a bubble and is not yet making Australia more productive, Michele Bullock says

RBA governor says AI is ‘great white hope’ but its adoption is so far adding to inflation, rather than economic growth

AAP · Sep 22

Labour pains: jobs market too hot for inflation fight

Australia's labour market is still tight and the unemployment rate likely needs to go up to ease persistent pressure on inflation, Michele Bullock says.

AAP · Sep 21

Shares waver as interest rate fears loom over markets

Upswings in financials and energy stocks have helped offset a mostly weak session for local stocks, as market headwinds continue to pummel investor confidence.

AAP · Sep 20

Jobs data last piece in puzzle for Reserve Bank board

Unemployment data is not expected to deter the Reserve Bank from hiking interest rates for a fourth time in 2026 when it meets later in September.

AAP · Sep 18

Aussie shares limp across the line to end volatile week

The ASX has fallen for five of the past six weeks, as local economic concerns combine with a barrage of global geopolitical and macroeconomic challenges.

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