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Why is the Reserve Bank of Australia exploring digital currency options?

The RBA is looking into the idea of a central bank digital currency as cryptocurrencies continue to gain popularity

The Guardian - AU

‘Greater insight’: ABS unveils monthly inflation reports as cost-of-living crisis bites

Households and the Reserve Bank will get a much closer look into when soaring inflation peaks later this year with monthly price reports coming.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: RBA jawbone has done its job with consumers

Consumer sentiment normally has a political bias – voters for the government of the day survey more optimistically than those supporting the opposition.

The New Daily

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Trillions of dollars at risk because central banks’ climate models not up to scratch

Climate research finds modelling used cannot predict localised extreme weather, leading to poor estimations of risk

The Guardian - AU

ACTU pushes for caps on energy bills and a windfall tax on corporate profits ahead of jobs summit

Report proposes big changes to Australian economy including giving workers more clout to bargain for better pay

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s central bank launches digital currency pilot

Reserve Bank of Australia says year-long trial will explore “innovative use cases and business models” for currency.

Al Jazeera

Reserve Bank to trial digital currency in 'limited-scale pilot' scheme

The Reserve Bank of Australia will trial its own digital currency as part of a research project to evaluate the future of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) in Australia.

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Economists deeply divided over Reserve Bank's likely interest rate trajectory

The major banks are deeply divided about the outlook for interest rates, and the difference is worth about $284 a month to a typical recent home buyer. So who will be right?

ABC News

No mortgage? Here's why you should still pay attention to interest rate rises

Those with mortgages are facing another hike to their monthly payments after the RBA's latest decision, but what does a rise in interest rates mean for the rest of us?

ABC News

Mortgage holders 'doing it tough': survey

More than a quarter of Australian mortgage holders have seen their home loan repayments lift by more than six per cent, according to new industry research.

AAP

Despite the headlines, money is still free

You might have noticed the occasional headline about interest rates soaring, the Reserve Bank threatening to smash the economy, and the end of civilisation.

The New Daily

Reserve Bank more pessimistic than government about when inflation will decline

Quarterly statement on monetary policy suggests RBA may need to hoist interest rates higher for longer

The Guardian - AU

Reserve Bank wary of cautious consumers amid falling house prices, as global economy sours

The Reserve Bank slashes its forecasts for economic growth as rate rises, house price falls and a souring global economy weigh on Australia's outlook.

ABC News

RBA warns on inflation, downgrades growth

The central bank has released its quarterly Statement on Monetary policy, setting out new forecasts for the economy, labour market, wages and inflation.

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The New Daily

The RBA’s welcome prediction and surprising results fuel market this week

A dovish RBA rates prediction, soaring trade surplus and an expected dip in petrol prices helped fuell this week's share-market movements.

The Guardian - AU

Three of the big four banks raise variable home loan interest rates by half a point to match RBA rise

Increase puts the banks’ variable interest rates at highest in three years with Westpac and NAB yet to respond to official cash rate hike

ABC News

CBA, ANZ, Westpac and NAB lift interest rates after two days of 'radio silence'

After two days of silence, Commonwealth Bank was the first of the "big four" banks to lift interest rates on its variable mortgages by 0.5 percentage points — in an uncharacteristically slow response to the Reserve Bank's rate hike on Tuesday.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s economy is set to grow slower than it ever has outside of recession. This is bad news for our standard of living

The economic growth forecasts are truly dire and point to rising unemployment and falling wages growth

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The Guardian - AU

‘If you don’t like it, leave’: renters priced out of their homes as landlords pass on costs of RBA rate hikes

Greens MP says there is ‘desperate need’ for reform as tenants feel the pain of low vacancies and rising interest rates

The New Daily

How high will interest rates go? It depends on how much we spend

Australians are buying fewer groceries and household goods as soaring prices and rising mortgage rates squeeze everyone from workers to retirees.

ABC News

Borrowers to feel the heat as RBA raises rates again, but new customers get cheaper deals

As the economic outlook became more uncertain, lenders are competing harder for new customers, providing a good opportunity for home buyers with large deposits and owners who have paid off a sizeable portion of their property.

The Guardian - AU

The Reserve Bank has to navigate a path away from inflation but the economic signals are months old

While backward-looking labour market data is still robust, property prices provide a taste of the deteriorating outlook

The New Daily

Mortgage bills to jump $140 in August as inflation worsens

Home owners will be slapped with another painful mortgage squeeze in August after the Reserve Bank hiked interest rates to a six-year high on Tuesday.

ABC News

The Loop: RBA's interest rate rise, first bill passes new parliament, Palmer vs McGowan defamation verdict, giant sinkhole

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Why does the RBA keep hiking interest rates? It's scared it can't contain inflation

There are signs inflation pressures are easing. Oil prices are down almost 20% on their peak in March. They’ve been falling consistently for a month.

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