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Inflation Plunge Signals End of Australia's Rate Hike Era

Discover how Australia's recent inflation slowdown supports the belief that the hike-cycle by the Reserve Bank of Australia has come to an end. Exciting ti...

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The Guardian - AU · Nov 4, 2023

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The Canberra Times · Oct 26, 2023

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Heated inflation figures put rate hike firmly in play

The Reserve Bank may be forced to lift interest rates again as fresh inflation data suggests the fight is not yet over.

AAP · Oct 24, 2023

RBA interest rates: official cash rate left unchanged by Reserve Bank of Australia at 4.1% for a third month

The final rates decision under outgoing RBA governor Philip Lowe was widely expected

The Guardian - AU · Sep 5, 2023

Australia appoints first female governor in central bank’s history

Michele Bullock will start her seven-year term as Reserve Bank of Australia governor this September

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2023

RBA interest rates: banks split on future rate hikes as uncertain economic outlook prompts pause

Homeowners with a mortgage will be breathing a sigh of relief after RBA paused rate rising at Tuesday’s board meeting

The Guardian - AU · Jul 4, 2023

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Why does the RBA want unemployment to go up? And what has it got to do with inflation?

The Reserve Bank deputy governor’s assessment that unemployment was ‘too low’ to tame inflation drew anger from unions. But was it correct?

The Guardian - AU · Jun 22, 2023

Struggling Australians can cut back spending or work more to get into ‘positive cash flow’, Philip Lowe says

The Reserve Bank governor says rates will keep being lifted if necessary, despite ‘significant financial pressure’ for some

The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2023

Interest rates unlikely to fall amid 'once-in-a-generation' inflation battle, warns former RBA boss Glenn Stevens

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) warns further interest rate increases are still possible, as a former RBA governor says the low-rate era is over, leaving households feeling like Australia is heading for recession.

ABC News · May 16, 2023

Massive overhaul of Reserve Bank to change how rates are set

The Reserve Bank of Australia is facing a major overhaul that would change how interest rates are set after a review into its future.

The New Daily · Apr 19, 2023

The Reserve Bank doesn't need an overhaul, Australia needs fairer policies, says former governor

Former governor Bernie Fraser says the Reserve Bank of Australia's attempt to improve the welfare of all Australians has been undermined by decades of neoliberalism.

ABC News · Mar 29, 2023

Which banks have passed on the March RBA rate rise to mortgage borrowers? NAB kicks it off, as Westpac follows

We're in double-digit territory after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lifted interest rates for the 10th time since last April. Find out which major banks have responded to the RBA's March decision.

ABC News · Mar 9, 2023

Australia’s Reserve Bank could put King Charles on $5 banknote if future government wanted it

Documents reveal RBA would ‘consult with the government of the day’ and Peter Dutton has made clear he would support such a move

The Guardian - AU · Mar 8, 2023

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 7, 2023

Pause in interest rate rises is ‘closer’, RBA chief says a day after 10th straight increase

Philip Lowe delivers speech saying it will soon be time to stop and assess the impact previous rate increases have had

ABC News · Mar 7, 2023

AUD plunges and ASX drops, as rate hike divergence appears between Australia and US — as it happened

It's becoming a story of the dove and the hawk. Australia's central bank is hinting it may soon ease off on rate hikes, while the US Fed is still getting stuck in. That's impacting the Australian dollar, which is plunging to its lowest rate in months. Find out how it…

ABC News · Mar 7, 2023

Reserve Bank of Australia raises interest rates to 11-year high, opens the door to a pause

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raises interest rates for the 10th consecutive meeting, taking the cash rate target to 3.6 per cent.

ABC News · Mar 6, 2023

ASX closes higher as Reserve Bank lifts cash rate by 0.25 percentage points to 3.6 per cent; InvoCare surges on takeover bid — as it happened

The Reserve Bank of Australia lifts the cash rate to 3.6 per cent, and the local share market closes higher. Look back on the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News markets blog.

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Newcastle Herald · Mar 6, 2023

Newcastle and Lake Macquarie on 'mortgage cliff' as owners brace for latest rate hike

The RBA lifted the cash rate to 3.60 per cent.

The Guardian - AU · Feb 21, 2023

NSW police criticised for ‘outrageous’ midnight arrest of student who protested at RBA

Cherish Kuehlmann woken up by officers who ‘barged into the house’ and took her to a police station, where she was charged with a trespass offence

Newcastle Herald · Feb 20, 2023

'The market is forever changing': Property prices adjusted in Newcastle's top end to meet the market

The house was previously on the market for 127 days.

The Conversation · Feb 17, 2023

The Lowe road – the RBA is treading a 'narrow path' between inflation and recession

It’s a tough time for central bankers the world over, but especially for Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe.

The Conversation · Feb 15, 2023

40 years on, does Australia need another Prices and Incomes Accord?

The election of the Hawke Labor government on March 5 1983 began an era of once-in-a-century economic reforms that opened the Australian economy to the world. It floated the dollar, eliminated controls on international capital flows, and dismantled the high tariffs that protected local manufacturers from imports. It refocused Australia’s…

The Conversation · Feb 10, 2023

RBA's latest forecasts are grim. Here are 5 reasons why

After lifting interest rates for a record nine times in a row, and flagging more raises still to come, the Reserve Bank of Australia’s latest set of forecasts make for grim reading.

The Conversation · Feb 3, 2023

It's tradition: Indigenous designs have been on Australian money since decimalisation

Indigenous Australians are respectfully advised that the following includes the names and images of some people who are now deceased.

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