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Is Australia walking a ‘narrow path’ towards a per capita recession?

Australia likely avoids a recession, but it's already starting to feel like one as cost of living and higher rates spark a shopper retreat.

The New Daily

Afternoon Update: RBA attacked over rate rise; Snowy Hydro 2.0 blowout; and Nick Cave finds inner royal

Reserve Bank under pressure as Greens call for rate rise to be reversed and Victoria’s premier weighs in

The Guardian - AU

The cost of living has reached a record high, businesses are struggling, and interest rates are rising. Is a recession coming?

A day after the Reserve Bank controversially raised interest rates, new data shows living costs are at an all-time high and businesses are contracting, prompting concerns a recession may be on the horizon.

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Reserve Bank official says Australian population rebound may add to inflationary pressures

RBA official Marion Kohler says recovery in population could have ‘unanticipated or more pervasive effects’

The Guardian - AU

Daniel Andrews blames Victoria’s huge pandemic debt on RBA interest rates advice

Victorian premier says interest rates are ‘smashing families’ despite 2020 advice to national cabinet

The Guardian - AU

‘Smashing families’: Premiers take aim at RBA rate rises

Three premiers have taken aim at the RBA over rapidly rising interest rates, following Tuesday's decision to impose another hike.

The New Daily

Sorry, what? The latest interest rates rise suggests the RBA board is completely lost to logic

How could it come up with that decision given what it said in April and the new data we have seen since then?

The Guardian - AU

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Michael Pascoe: You want more RBA independence, Treasurer? Cop this

“So you think the Reserve Bank board lacks ticker, Jim? You think the focus on getting inflation down needs to be sharpened? Well cop this.”

The New Daily

RBA surprise interest rate hike catches out seasoned pundits and borrowers alike

For many of the Reserve Bank’s first 10 increases, the question was the size of the hike – not whether one was coming

The Guardian - AU

‘Deadly serious’: Why Philip Lowe thinks interest rates could rise again amid inflation fears

Interest rates will force another round of painful mortgage bill hikes to ensure inflation keeps falling from 30-year highs, Philip Lowe says.

The New Daily

RBA boss Philip Lowe defends shock interest rate rise, saying 'there is a limit' to inflation patience

The Reserve Bank of Australia's governor says an acceleration in the cost of services and a rebound in house prices were among the factors prompting it to raise rates again, just a month after pausing its string of hikes.

ABC News

Philip Lowe says rebounding property market among reasons for shock RBA rate increase

Governor of central bank says rate pause in April had given board ‘more time to assess the pulse of the economy’ before Tuesday’s increase to 11-year high

The Guardian - AU

Reserve Bank's cash rate increase leaves households fearing further grocery price hikes

Australians are waiting to see how much more they will pay for essential goods and services like food after the Reserve Bank's decision to hike interest rates for the 11th time.

ABC News

Afternoon Update: RBA’s rate hike surprise; higher tobacco taxes; and Serena Williams’ Met Gala reveal

Central bank raises cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.85% in defiance of most economists’ predictions

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The New Daily

‘Whiplash’: Mortgage bills to rise again as Reserve Bank signals inflation battle isn’t over yet

The Reserve Bank has resumed heaping pain onto Australian home owners, raising interest rates in May for the eleventh time in a year.

The Guardian - AU

RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank increases official cash rate to 3.85% in shock decision

In a decision reached at its meeting today, Australia’s reserve bank will lift interest rates, causing further strain to borrowers

The New Daily

Reserve Bank hikes interest rates in May despite slowing inflation

The RBA has dashed hopes of another pause in interest rates, resuming hikes in May amid fears inflation - though slowing - is still too high.

ABC News

RBA interest rate rise catches markets, banks and borrowers by surprise

The Reserve Bank of Australia shocks borrowers and financial markets by resuming interest rate rises after a one-off pause last month.

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Newcastle Herald

'We have budgeted for the worst': RBA lifts cash rate

The increase lifts the cash rate to 3.85 per cent.

ABC News

Reserve Bank hikes cash rate to 3.85 per cent, ASX hits three-week low, Qantas appoints new CEO to replace Alan Joyce

The RBA has surprised markets and economists by lifting interest rates to 3.85 per cent, after being widely predicted to stay on hold for a second month. Look back on the day's events as they happened with our blog.

The Guardian - AU

Analysts predict RBA will leave cash rate at 3.6% for second consecutive month

But CBA, the nation’s largest mortgage lender, thinks a rise to 3.85% is likely before cuts start in November

The New Daily

Australians have been scared off loans – and that’s exactly what the RBA wants

The majority of Aussies have been spooked off of loans and have lost faith in the decisions of the RBA, research shows.

The New Daily

‘Line ball’: Experts split as RBA mulls pivotal interest rates call amid rising mortgage stress

Experts are split on whether the Reserve Bank will return to hiking interest rates at its May meeting this week.

ABC News

Greens announce plans to introduce bill to federal parliament to freeze rents and interest rates before budget announcement

Their proposal would see the federal government work with states and territories to freeze rent increases nationwide.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: How the RBA is making inflation worse

Is there a better example of the deficiencies of monetary policy than the RBA prolonging higher rent inflation by lifting rates to theoretically reduce inflation?

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