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Surging food prices a risk to managing down inflation

Shares in The Warehouse Group slumped to a new low in the face of recession fears, but there are hopes the Red Shed's increased grocery sales will give Kiwi more competitive food prices. Andrew Patterson reports.

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Michael Pascoe: The fallacy at the heart of the Reserve Bank of Australia review

Instead of tackling the fallacy and lie, the review came up with this: 'There should be increased joint work between Treasury and the RBA'.

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Coalition disappointed with the RBA appointment process? Wait until they hear about this!

Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor is ‘disappointed’ to see Labor appointing union-adjacent people to the Reserve Bank board.

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Coalition, Labor at odds over RBA board appointments

As the Albanese government seeks to enact the recommendations of a review of the Reserve Bank, the coalition has queried two new appointments.

The New Daily

Madonna King: The world has evolved, and that’s why the RBA should too

Jim Chalmers’ in-principle support for the recommendations released in yesterday’s review of the RBA is also welcome.

The New Daily

Does everyone welcome the Reserve Bank overhaul?

Economists have welcomed many of the proposed changes to the Reserve Bank of Australia, but some have raised concerns.

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A singular focus on interest rates, fresher board, fewer meetings – but what else could change at the RBA?

The Reserve Bank overhaul won’t fix mistakes of the past, but that’s not the point, analysts say

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Reserve Bank revolution: Jim Chalmers reshapes the RBA for the 21st century

The scale of the RBA changes recommended by the review is large – there is an entire section devoted to a year-long implementation process.

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Afternoon Update: Lowe responds to RBA shake-up; rare solar eclipse in images; and K-pop star dies at 25

RBA governor welcomes review of central bank as treasurer announces all 51 recommendations will be implemented

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Philip Lowe welcomes RBA review but says description of board ‘far from the reality’

Reserve Bank governor says board challenges him and does not ‘sit there meekly’ but calls overall report ‘kind of excellent’

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Lowe says he would stay at RBA helm as reforms unfold

The governor of the Reserve Bank agrees the institution needs to evolve and is willing to lead the reform of the central bank if his tenure is extended.

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RBA boss concedes central bank ‘needs to change’

RBA boss Philip Lowe has welcomed the wide-ranging review of the central bank, admitting it "needs to change".

The New Daily

The RBA has long appeared neoliberal and out of touch. This shake-up is overdue

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will today announce significant changes to the central bank. But while some are welcome, not all may be improvements.

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Treasurer appoints two new Reserve Bank board members

Former workplace umpire Iain Ross and corporate director Elana Rubin have been appointed to the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia.

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The New Daily

RBA overhaul to put board members in spotlight

A major overhaul of the Reserve Bank will see a new board for setting interest rates that's more accountable and holds fewer meetings.

The Conversation

Reserve Bank revolution: how Jim Chalmers will recraft the RBA for the 21st century

The review into the Reserve Bank of Australia has just been published by Treasurer Jim Chalmers, and it’s a blockbuster.

ABC News

Reserve Bank set for biggest overhaul in decades after review calls for more external leaders

The Reserve Bank is set for its biggest overhaul in decades, with a review into the central bank finding it needs major changes to ensure it is "fit for the future".

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ACTU will not push for spot on RBA board as review released – as it happened

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Reserve judgment

No longer will the Reserve Bank board set the country’s cash rate if the recommendations of an independent review are adopted, and WA Premier Mark McGowan wants Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to hold a national cabinet meeting in China.

The New Daily

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 Conversation

Reserve Bank to have two boards after overhaul by inquiry

The long-awaited independent review of the Reserve Bank commissioned by Treasurer Jim Chalmers will be released on Thursday, with the treasurer already flagging in-principle agreement with all its recommendations.

ABC News

The RBA's interest rate pause was a close call that could change as early as next month

The Reserve Bank reveals its decision to pause its aggressive interest-rate-hiking strategy was a close call, while again warning that more hikes might be needed to tame inflation.

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Government will not lift welfare payments despite recommendation – as it happened

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Did the Reserve Bank's interest rate hikes put Australia's economy on a 'knife-edge'? A major consulting firm thinks so

A major consulting firm forecasts a "consumer recession" in 2023, warning hundreds of thousands of Australian households are bleeding cash every month.

ABC News

Come inside the RBA's media lock-ups to see how we report on interest rates and financial risks

Every now and then, the Reserve Bank of Australia locks up a group of financial journalists and the ABC's Michael Janda is often one of them. He explains why this is good for reporters, and for you.

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