The Latest Breaking News from Philip Lowe

RBA governor faces grilling on 'hawkish' rate hike talk

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe will appear before parliamentary committees this week after what's been labelled as a "hawkish" shift for the central bank.

AAP · Feb 12, 2023

Intervention for energy prices working, says treasurer

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says intervention in the energy market is working and that a decision will be made mid-year on the fate of RBA governor Philip Lowe.

AAP · Feb 11, 2023

What experts think of the RBA’s interest rate rises – and what they say is coming next

Five leading economists give their views on what’s on the horizon for Australia’s economic future

The Guardian - AU · Feb 8, 2023

‘Higher than expected’: RBA signals more rate hikes as 2023 inflation battle begins

The Reserve Bank has kicked off the New Year with another squeeze on homeowners, lifting its target cash rate to a decade-high 3.35 per cent.

The New Daily · Feb 7, 2023

RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank lifts official rate to 3.35% in record ninth consecutive hike to tame inflation

Mortgage holders likely to feel immediate pain but RBA indicates further increases to come in attempt to bring inflation under control

The Guardian - AU · Feb 7, 2023

RBA hikes interest rates to decade-high in first meeting of 2023

The Reserve Bank has raised interest rates to a decade high 3.35 per cent at its first meeting of the year in a bid to curb sky-high inflation

The New Daily · Feb 7, 2023

Letters explaining $5 note shock decision released

Letters explaining the future of Australia's $5 note, which will include a replacement for the portrait of the monarch with a new design, have been released.

AAP · Feb 3, 2023

Alan Kohler: The RBA is fighting for its purpose … and its life

Let’s have a sort of “upper-level extension” to the RBA in the fight against inflation, writes Alan Kohler.

The New Daily · Feb 1, 2023

How long will we use human misery to control inflation?

An interest rate increase? On the agenda? Try eight, actually happening. Dr Lowe and his RBA colleagues did get left behind.

The New Daily · Jan 15, 2023

Inflation crossroads: Where cost-of-living crisis, interest rates could go in 2023

It’s been a rollercoaster year for families as a cost of living crisis has combined with steep interest rate hikes to squeeze millions.

The New Daily · Jan 2, 2023