The Latest Breaking News from Reserve Bank

Relief for borrowers as Reserve Bank cuts cash rate to 3.6% – and flags potential for two or three more

RBA also warns of ‘persistently’ lower productivity growth than previously expected as it reveals interest rate decision

The Guardian - AU · Aug 12, 2025

Miners forge path as Aussie shares reset record

Australian shares have kicked off the week on solid footing, notching a new record with help from miners and hopes of an incoming interest rate cut.

AAP · Aug 11, 2025

Inflation is down but prices remain high: when will the cost-of-living crisis end?

The biggest inflationary shock in a generation has left Australia a much more expensive place to live. It could take years for households to catch up

The Guardian - AU · Aug 4, 2025

Rate cut looms as inflation result brings RBA 'comfort'

The Reserve Bank should have "all the comfort it needs" to cut interest rates again in August after underlying inflation fell to a three-and-a-half year low.

AAP · Jul 29, 2025

Reserve Bank says unemployment rise was not a shock, inflation on track

Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock has fleshed out the central bank’s thinking behind its surprise decision to keep interest rates on hold this month.

The Conversation · Jul 24, 2025

House prices rise in every Australian capital city together for first time in four years

Demand jumps nationwide after two interest rate cuts in 2025 increase borrowing capacity and underpin a wave of buying

The Guardian - AU · Jul 23, 2025

Central bank independence and credibility matters. Here’s why

In the United States, President Donald Trump has been pressuring the chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, to slash interest rates. This is partly to ease the interest payments on the ballooning US government debt.

The Conversation · Jul 22, 2025

The 'critical' data that could greenlight next rate cut

Economists await key quarterly data that could put the odds firmly in favour of an August interest rate cut, as the Reserve Bank sheds light on its shock hold.

AAP · Jul 21, 2025

Peek into surprise RBA decision as rate cut on cards

Borrowers are hoping for clarity on the Reserve Bank's next moves as an unexpected jump in unemployment firms the case for an interest rate cut.

AAP · Jul 20, 2025

As more Australians save, banks are cutting interest rates for deposits faster than the RBA’s official cash rate

‘Money in the bank is at a record high, so banks aren’t having to compete for people’s deposits,’ Canstar’s Sally Tindall says

The Guardian - AU · Jul 20, 2025