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The Reserve Bank will now have a separate board just to set interest rates. Here’s why that’s significant

On Thursday night, after a whirlwind day in Canberra, the Senate finally passed the federal government’s long-delayed amendments to the Reserve Bank Act.

The Conversation · Nov 29, 2024

Reserve Bank dual boards finally get green light

Long-stalled Reserve Bank reforms have finally got the go-ahead, allowing the formation of separate monetary policy and governance boards.

AAP · Nov 28, 2024

Senate moving through 31 bills in frantic end to year as Labor strikes deal with Greens

Albanese government reliant on Coalition to pass three controversial migration bills and the under 16 social media ban

The Guardian - AU · Nov 28, 2024

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Australia took its interest rate medicine – and it has poisoned our living standards

Even as we spent less, the Reserve Bank kept raising rates – and now household disposable income is back to what it was in 2015

The Guardian - AU · Nov 20, 2024

Economists look to RBA minutes for clue on future rates

Public appearances by Reserve Bank officials will be scoured for clues to where interest rates might be heading next and how they view the economy.

AAP · Nov 17, 2024

Does Trump’s US victory mean Albanese will lose the next Australian election?

The countries share a 4.1% unemployment rate. What other clues might indicate the political fate of Australia?

The Guardian - AU · Nov 15, 2024

It’s time for the RBA to admit its fears of a wage-price spiral were misguided – and cut interest rates

It is quite infuriating now, as we look back with total hindsight at the Reserve Bank’s concerns

The Guardian - AU · Nov 13, 2024

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New Zealand joblessness jumps again to reach 4.8 pct

Unemployment in New Zealand continues to steadily climb towards an expected peak of about 5.5 per cent in mid-2025.

AAP · Nov 6, 2024

Bullock is sending a message to politicians: rate cuts or big spending promises – you can only have one

The Reserve Bank governor’s comments show she’s in no hurry to bring relief to borrowers

The Guardian - AU · Nov 5, 2024

Watt confirms Labor considering releasing sealed section of robodebt report – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Nov 4, 2024

Turbulence over upgrades as MPs jet back to Canberra

Ongoing turbulence from controversial flight upgrades is set to rumble the parliament sitting week before interest rates and the US election take centre stage.

AAP · Nov 1, 2024

Tito Mboweni obituary

Leading figure in Nelson Mandela’s ANC government who helped transform South Africa’s economy

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2024

Labor’s actions to lower inflation have worked – so why is the RBA unlikely to cut interest rates next week?

Without the energy rebates, electricity prices would have fallen over the past year by 2.7% instead of 15.8%

The Guardian - AU · Oct 30, 2024

Inflation is sinking ever lower. Now that it’s official what’s the RBA going to do?

Lower petrol prices and an electricity rebate have contributed to a further fall in the quarterly measure of inflation, the Consumer Price Index.

The Conversation · Oct 30, 2024

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AAP · Oct 30, 2024

Australian shares lower as rate drop hopes pushed back

The ASX200 finished 0.8 per cent lower after a fall in headline inflation to within the Reserve Bank's target range failed to impress investors.

The Guardian - AU · Oct 30, 2024

Australia’s annual inflation sinks to 2.8%, the lowest rate in more than three years, increasing chance of rate relief

Electricity prices fell by 17.3% in the latest quarter, while automotive fuel also fell 6.7%, increasing the chance of near-term interest rate reductions

The Guardian - AU · Oct 29, 2024

Attorney general considering releasing full robodebt report – As it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2024

Australia’s unemployment figures are a reason for joy – even if it means waiting for the next interest rate cut

I am not going to be sad if more people having a job means I’ll have to wait a few more months before my mortgage repayments drop

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The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2024

Strong Australian jobs figures lower expectations of pre-Christmas interest rate cut

Unemployment rate in September was 4.1% – making it unlikely the Reserve Bank will cut interest rates this year

AAP · Oct 17, 2024

'Limited evidence' rate hikes passed on to renters: RBA

Only a small fraction of higher interest costs are directly passed from indebted landlord to renter, fresh Reserve Bank of Australia research has found.

AAP · Oct 17, 2024

It's not you: banking outages are taking longer to fix

Digital payment services are under increasing pressure as Aussies ditch cash and they are mostly rising to the task, a Reserve Bank report has found.

AAP · Oct 15, 2024

Hard-to-miss petrol pricing a 'proxy' for inflation

Households are constantly reminded of the price of filling up and the Reserve Bank says that's why petrol plays an outsized role in expectations for inflation.

The Conversation · Oct 15, 2024

Austerity and recession: 3 simple graphs that explain New Zealand’s economic crisis

Economists working on macroeconomic policy – things like taxes and spending, interest rates and border controls on flows of trade and money – often refer to a set of key relationships governments can influence. In the textbooks, each of those relationships is drawn as a curve in a graph.

The Conversation · Oct 14, 2024

Albanese government has surcharges in its sights, as it pursues the votes of consumers

The Albanese government has announced a first step in what it says is a crackdown on excessive card surcharges and threatened a ban on surcharges for debit cards from early 2026.

The Guardian - AU · Oct 14, 2024

Shoppers to no longer pay fees when using debit cards under new Albanese government plan

Treasurer says uncovering ‘unfair’ practices also part of proposed surcharge revamp designed to give consumers better deal and cut small business’s costs

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