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Job ads jumped as Omicron wave receded

ANZ's job advertising series jumped 8.4 per cent in February as the impact of the Omicron strain on business receded.

AAP

RBA's Lowe to speak, focus on Ukraine

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe will address a business conference on Wednesday, providing an opportunity to expand on his views on the Ukrainian conflict.

AAP

Russia's Ukraine invasion could push Australian petrol prices above $2 a litre and raise interest rates

Australia's mining companies and farmers might benefit from sanctions on Russia, but consumers look set to be hit with even steeper price rises.

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Economy in strong position: Treasurer

The Australian economy grew by 3.4 per cent in the December quarter, rebounding from a 1.9 per cent contraction three months earlier.

AAP

Ukraine major source of uncertainty: RBA

Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe says the war in Ukraine is a major source of uncertainty, as the board left rates on hold.

AAP

Reserve Bank keeps cash rate at 0.1 per cent amid Russia's Ukraine invasion turmoil

The Reserve Bank keeps its cash rate target at a record low 0.1 per cent as it watches the unfolding economic fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine .

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Five key things to watch in markets this week

As confronting as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine was, US stock markets recovered from heavy mid-week losses to close the week higher.

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Cost-of-living pressures rise as wages growth fails to keep up with inflation, tempering rate hike talk

Australians' cost of living pressures are rising after wage growth failed to keep pace with inflation, tempering interest rate hike predictions.

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Wage data likely to fuel rate rise talk

Wage growth data on Wednesday is likely to fuel talk of an interest rate rise by the Reserve Bank of Australia this year.

AAP

Michael Pascoe: Be careful what you wish for to cure inflation

Nascent higher inflation is supposed to be entirely the RBA’s fault, so it will be easily solved by boosting interest rates and we’ll all be better off.

The New Daily

Minister asked why refugees still stuck in Park hotel if not security risks – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Budget cuts could risk recovery: Treasury

Treasury secretary Steven Kennedy says the Australian economy has proved resilient in the face of disruptions caused by the COVID-19 Omicron variant.

AAP

Speculation on Tudge’s future; integrity commission plans shelved – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

CBA predicts RBA cash rate rise in June

Commonwealth Bank now expects the Reserve Bank will start lifting the cash rate in June, predicting a big jump in inflation in the March quarter.

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Alan Kohler: The Reserve Bank is fiddling while inflation burns

The Reserve Bank is in danger of getting left behind by inflation, which means we’re all in danger of getting left behind by galloping interest rates.

AAP

Home owners have built big buffers: RBA

Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe says home owners have built "big buffers" when it comes to paying the mortgage.

ABC News

ASX loses 1pc, RBA signals possible 2022 rate hike, US inflation hits 40-year high

Local shares close lower on Friday, amid concerns about an early rate hike. Meanwhile, Gladys Berejiklian will join Optus.

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Victoria’s ‘code brown’ to end; WA records second Covid death – as it happened

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Michael Pascoe: Guess what? The RBA does not run the economy

You could be forgiven for thinking the only thing that matters for growing the economy is what the RBA board eats on the first Tuesday of the month.

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RBA boss says risk if rates rise too soon

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has warned federal politicians that raising the cash rate too soon could put expected lower unemployment at risk

The Conversation

Why there's no magic jobless rate to increase Australians' wages

With the official unemployment rate now 4.2% – the lowest since 2008 – Prime Minister Scott Morrison has predicted a rate “with a 3 in front of it this year”. The Reserve Bank of Australia agrees, forecasting unemployment below 4% in coming months.

AAP

Many consumers expect rate rise this year

The Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey found 66 per cent of respondents expect an interest rate rise this year.

The Guardian - AU

‘We just get nothing’: why Australia’s falling jobless rate isn’t translating into higher pay

The idea wages are set by demand and supply and productivity is ‘bankrupt’. They are determined by power, experts say

The Guardian - AU

Why the price of a Big Mac tells us the Australian dollar is undervalued – and most economists agree

Many analysts think the Aussie dollar should be 20% stronger. If so, those on variable mortgage rates might have cause to celebrate – perhaps with an overseas holiday

Newcastle Herald

Borrowers could face $800 shock

Analysis of rate forecasts shows the average mortgage holder could be forced to pay hundreds of additional dollars in interest payments.

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