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Freya and Max will save $150 a month after the RBA’s interest rate cut. Like many Australians, they want more

Tuesday’s decision has helped ease the ‘stranglehold’ on mortgage holders – but many hope the official cash rate will fall further

The Guardian - AU

RBA reduces interest rates, but don’t hold your breath for too much more this year

The path of the economy and inflation in the year ahead will dictate the timing of any future cuts to interest rates

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: big banks pass rate cut on; robodebt investigation launched; and try a year 10 civics test

RBA cuts cash rate to 4.1%, which treasurer describes as the relief millions of Australians ‘need and deserve’

The Guardian - AU

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RBA Cuts Interest Rate to 4.1%: What It Means for Inflation, Growth, and Consumers

RBA cuts rates to 4.1% to balance inflation fight with growth concerns. What does it mean for your wallet, the AUD, and the economy?

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The RBA Just Cut Rates For The First Time Since 2020 — What Does It Mean For You?

What does this mean for your wallet and for the impending election? Here's the breakdown.

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The Reserve Bank has cut rates for the first time in four years. But it is cautious about future cuts

The Reserve Bank cut official interest rates on Tuesday, the first decrease in four years, saying inflationary pressures are easing “a little more quickly than expected”.

The Conversation

Tight jobs market to keep inflation above target: RBA

The Reserve Bank of Australia has pushed back its prediction for when underlying inflation will return to the midpoint of its target band.

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Labor and Coalition welcome RBA interest rate decision as governor plays down chance of more cuts

Households with a $750,000 loan to see their monthly repayments reduce by $115 if their banks adjust mortgage rate accordingly

The Guardian - AU

Slight relief for borrowers after RBA slashes rates

The Reserve Bank's decision to cut interest rates by 25 basis points offers mortgage holders slight respite, but many are hoping for more substantial changes.

AAP

Aussie shares extend losses after RBA cuts rates

The ASX200 has finished 0.7 per cent lower, extending its losses after the Reserve Bank cut rates while cautioning it might not do so again anytime soon.

AAP

Rates cut at last but 'no victory on inflation yet'

Australia's big four banks are already promising to pass interest rate cuts on in full after the Reserve Bank lowered the cash rate by 25 basis points.

AAP

RBA expected to give mortgage holders ‘breathing capacity’ on interest rates

But business shouldn’t hold its breath for any immediate effect interest rate cuts might have on spending habits – which can take up to nine months

The Guardian - AU

Dutton prays for rate cut as RBA enters conclave

Economists say a major reduction in mortgage rates this year is unlikely, even though the Reserve Bank board is widely tipped to deliver a cut on Tuesday.

AAP

Morning Mail: Ukraine warns Russia will ‘wage war on Nato’, Climate 200 eyes Labor seats, why home building is so slow

European leaders to meet over Ukraine; Climate 200-backed candidates revealed

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The RBA is expected to cut rates on Tuesday. Will Australia enter a new economic era, and what happens if it doesn’t?

The money is on a rate cut but chatter about US tariffs imposed by Donald Trump could interrupt the predicted cycle

AAP

Economists less confident of RBA rate cut than market

An AAP survey of 32 leading Australian economists has tipped the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates this week, but more than one in five remain unconvinced.

The Guardian - AU

Commonwealth Bank posts $5bn profit as Australian households struggle. Here are four things we learned

While some of its customers are under considerable pressure, CBA is enjoying the fruits of its large mortgage portfolio, half-year financial results show

AAP

Trump tariffs could boost case for rate cut: economists

US tariffs on Australian steel and aluminium would have minimal direct impacts, but weakened Chinese demand for goods like iron ore could hit economic growth.

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The Guardian - AU

Australians rack up record credit card spending as growing numbers struggle to pay off debt

RBA statistics show the national credit card debt sits at $17.8bn, up $236m in December 2024 alone

The Conversation

Do investment tax breaks work? A new study finds the evidence is ‘mixed at best’

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) released a discussion paper this week on investment tax breaks. The study looks at whether tax incentives, such as instant asset write-offs for utes, boost business investment.

The Guardian - AU

Labor has managed to tame inflation in an election year – but is anybody listening?

The PM is right to say the cost of living is rising slower than before, but until the RBA cuts rates it’s likely nobody cares

AAP

Big bank clips rates as RBA mulls next move

Strong retail spending figures are not expected to deter the Reserve Bank from cutting rates at its next meeting as one big bank lowers fixed-rate loans.

AAP

Last big bank holdout against February rate cut folds

With the stars aligned for a February interest rate cut, borrowers are now concerned with how many cuts the Reserve Bank will hand down.

The Guardian - AU

Inflation data isn’t all sunshine and rainbows for Labor – as Biden and Democrats will attest

While a pre-election rate cut is widely seen as positive for incumbent governments, it doesn’t necessarily represent a path to victory in itself

The Guardian - AU

No more excuses: the time has come for the RBA to cut interest rates

Failure to do so would be wrong, and highly political, given the latest inflation figures

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