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RBA governor 'sorry if people listened' to interest rate advice

"I'm certainly sorry if people listened to what we said and they acted on what we had said and now regret what they had done. So that's regrettable. I'm sorry that happened."

Newcastle Herald

Rents, energy driving inflation: RBA chief

The head of the Reserve Bank Philip Lowe has thrown his support behind measures to boost energy and housing supply to cool inflation.

AAP

RBA governor 'sorry people listened' to interest rate advice

Greens senator Nick McKim accused the governor of "inducing many Australians to take out mortgages in the belief that interest rates wouldn't rise until 2024".

The Canberra Times

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Cost of living data top of watch list

Fresh data will reveal how sharply costs are rising and how well households are faring as financial pressures mount.

AAP

An Ode for .. Adrian Orr

Bard Billot on the nation's banker

Newsroom.co.nz

Lagged data, frequent reviews make monetary policy's task challenging: RBI deputy governor Michael Patra

MUMBAI: Reserve Bank deputy governor Michael Patra on Thursday said formulating monetary policy is a challenging task in a volatile environment like the current one, given lagged data inputs, which are also frequently reviewed.

The Times of India

Reserve Bank review to consider changing inflation target and board selection

With the RBA challenged by the pandemic, surging inflation and calls for reform, one expert says its recent report card has been ‘mixed’

The Guardian - AU

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New Zealand, particularly vulnerable to a housing crash, tightens its belt as rates soar

New Zealand’s reserve bank delivered its largest rate hike in history on Wednesday, piling pressure on the country’s homeowners

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand forecasts recession in 2023 as it delivers largest rate hike in history

New Zealand’s reserve bank says spending levels still need to be reduced with rate rises, in order to tame inflation

The Guardian - AU

Business output shrinks for second month

Demand for services has cooled off but manufacturing conditions remain relatively robust, according to a new survey.

AAP

RBA governor Philip Lowe warns Australians to brace for higher inflation, lower growth

The Reserve Bank governor warns the global economic conditions that helped central banks keep inflation low and stable are reversing, making for more economically volatile times, and potentially higher interest rates ahead.

ABC News

RBA leaves 50bp rate hike on the table

The Reserve Bank is prepared to do whatever is necessary to ensure the spike in inflation is only temporary and doesn't linger.

AAP

It's time to add climate change and net-zero emissions to the RBA's top 3 economic goals

Increasingly, climate change is at the centre of government decision-making.

The Conversation

Alan Kohler: The right to strike, and recessions we have to have

Ostensibly Labor's workplace laws are about "getting wages moving", but what it really comes down to is the right for workers to strike.

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Michael Pascoe: Once more for the dummies – we need higher wages

Inflation is more than double the headline wages growth – wages are lagging, not leading, Michael Pascoe writes.

ABC News

What's your personal rate of inflation?

Your lifestyle could be limiting the impacts of inflation, or subjecting you to the worst of it. Take our quiz to find out.

The Guardian - AU

RBA signals it may pause further interest rate rises

Minutes of November Reserve Bank of Australia meeting say board is ‘prepared to keep rates unchanged’ while it assesses state of economy and inflation

AAP

RBA admits rates forward guidance faults

The prescriptive cash rate predictions seen during COVID-19 caused serious communication challenges, a Reserve Bank review has found.

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AAP

RBA flags rate pause but more rises likely

Mortgage holders are likely to endure more rate hikes but the central bank board wants to give its policy tightening a chance to flow through the economy.

ABC News

Deutsche Bank forecasts Australia will enter a recession in 2023, following an expected rise in unemployment

Deutsche Bank expects Australia's unemployment rate to spike to 4.5 per cent by the end of 2023, leading to a recession under the investment bank's definition.

ABC News

Bank profits jump but rising interest rates are a double-edged sword

Australia's big four banks raked in nearly $30 billion in profits over the 2022 financial year as people struggled with the cost of living. And higher interest rates will put more mortgage borrowers at risk.

ABC News

Reserve Bank of Australia rejects 'scorched earth' policy to tame inflation with faster interest rate rises

The Reserve Bank of Australia will not hesitate to raise interest rates "quite quickly" if there are signs inflation is getting too far out of control, its deputy governor says.

Newsroom.co.nz

Open banking will give control to customers – but it comes with risks

To those who have grown up with the idea that keeping our money safe means a heavy bank vault inside a big stone building, opening up access to third parties sounds scary.

The Guardian - AU

You can’t eat GDP: why Australian households are in for a massive, historic hit

Very smart people are nodding and suggesting the economy needs to slow to get inflation under control and, well, damn the consequences

AAP

Energy prices top of mind for RBA

The second in command at the Reserve Bank says soaring energy prices could throw out its forecast and drive inflation even higher.

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