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The Latest Breaking News from Reserve Bank

There is a good chance Australians have seen the last super-sized rate hike for a while, according to a speech by the central bank governor.

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Australia's June quarter national accounts show GDP doing well - for now

Tuesday’s national accounts show Australia ending 2021-22 on a strong note.

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Finance Minister warns government must 'make room' to pay for aged care, defence and disability spending

The Finance Minister says the government will need to include "difficult" savings measures in its October budget, as cost of living pressures prompt some senators to call for the Reserve Bank boss to go.

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Latest interest rate rise hits borrowers and further damages Reserve Bank's reputation

RBA delivers more pain to borrowers

Newcastle Herald

Economists predict slowdown for Australian economy as interest rates continue to rise

Soaring commodity exports and positive agricultural forecast expected to be balanced by Reserve Bank’s moves to counter inflation

The Guardian - AU

The Loop: The Reserve Bank lifts rates, a record AFL deal, mixed reviews for Don't Worry Darling, and have The Veronicas split?

Get up to speed on today's headlines with The Loop.

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RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank raises official rate to 2.35% amid inflation fears

The RBA decision brings the cash rate to the highest level since 2015, with mortgage holders set to face higher repayments

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Reserve Bank raises interest rates again in most aggressive increases since 1994

The Reserve Bank raises interest rates for the fifth month in a row, causing the sharpest increase in borrowing costs for nearly three decades.

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Interest rate updates: RBA increases cash rate for fifth month in a row — as it happened

The Reserve Bank lifts interest rates for the fifth month in a row, taking the cash rate to 2.35 per cent, a seven-year high. Look back on Tuesday's developments.

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CBA warns of mortgage lags as Reserve Bank set for another super size interest rate rise

The Commonwealth Bank is warning of the risk a three-month mortgage lag poses to the economy if the Reserve Bank keeps raising interest rates aggressively.

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Climbing interest rates yet to bite most Australian mortgage holders, economists say

As the RBA meets to consider the cash rate, analysts warn the impact of previous rises is yet to be felt fully

The Guardian - AU

ASX rises despite Wall St's Friday fall, traders eye tomorrow's RBA interest rate decision

Australian shares edged up in choppy trade, with a rise in energy and gold stocks offsetting losses from the banking and tech indexes, while investors awaited a central bank rate decision to combat pressures from soaring inflation.

ABC News

Are cooperatives and mutuals one answer to Australia's weak wages growth?

There is one sector of the finance industry where workers have maintained an above-average share of earnings, even as wages have plunged relative to profits elsewhere.

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Former Reserve Bank economist suggests Greens push for interest rate freeze is nonsensical

Greens senator Nick McKim says homeowners took on massive debt believing rates wouldn’t rise before 2024 and are now getting ‘smashed’

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Mortgage holders brace for rates decision

All eyes will be on the Reserve Bank of Australia's official cash rate announcement on Tuesday as new data sheds light on the state of the economy.

The Guardian - AU

Australians abandon buying first home as loan costs outweigh property price drops

Reserve Bank is expected to again lift the cash rate, extending the most rapid spate of rises since 1994

The New Daily

RBA’s search for inflation sweet spot tipped to raise interest rates to 2.35 per cent

Households are staring down yet another mortgage bill hike next week, with the Reserve Bank set to pass through its fifth interest rate hike in a row.

The Conversation

Treasurer Chalmers on boosting migration and a 'resilience' budget

For Treasurer Jim Chalmers, this week’s jobs and skills summit is the prelude to what will be his main game, the October budget.

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The New Daily

Alan Kohler: Business is on a hiding to nothing at the jobs summit

Australia’s businesses and their leaders will show up at this week’s Jobs and Skills Summit with one thing in mind – give us more workers.

ABC News

Auckland house prices down 15 per cent with the Reserve Bank of NZ now tipping prices across the country to follow

Auckland's real estate market sets the pace for the rest of New Zealand — right now, house prices are down 15 per cent from their 2021 peak and forecast to fall further. So what does that mean for families who just bought in?

Newsroom.co.nz

The Week in Detail: In and around the Reserve Bank, Ukraine, and the Pacific Ocean

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

The Conversation

The government taking full ownership of Kiwibank is a bailout in all but name – what are the risks now?

With the transfer this week of Kiwibank’s assets to a state-owned company, the New Zealand crown has now taken full control of the bank. At an estimated cost of NZ$2.1 billion, the change of ownership has all the hallmarks of a government bailout.

The Hindu

RBI imposes restrictions on Thodupuzha Urban Co-operative Bank, Kerala

The restrictions will remain in force for six months from the close of business on August 23, 2022.

Newsroom.co.nz

The Reserve Bank and the war on inflation

Why is the Reserve Bank facing flak from every angle over its economic handling of the pandemic?

ABC News

Mortgage borrowers and renters told to brace for big financial hit by December

The full budget impact of the second most aggressive interest rate hiking cycle in the Reserve Bank's history is still months from being felt by millions of households.

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