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Price rises are hitting consumers as inflation takes off. These are some items that are going up now

As economists predict another round of hikes in official inflation figures, we speak to traders and consumers who are already noticing concerning price rises.

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Demand for workers continues to strengthen

The National Skills Commission says job advertisements on the internet rose by a further 3.6 per cent in February.

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Inflation, cost-of-living increases leave people struggling to afford everyday items

Inflation in Australia is officially 3.5 per cent, but the prices of many everyday items, especially petrol, are rising much faster and this new era of higher inflation has only just begun.

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Why Australia's Reserve Bank won't hike interest rates just yet

The biggest question relating to the management of the economy right now has nothing to do with next week’s budget. It has everything to do with the Reserve Bank and the board meetings that will follow it.

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Stay calm, petrol is headed down, budget is improving – economist Chris Richardson

Australia’s budget situation has been quietly improving. Deloitte Access Economics director Chris Richardson says the remarkable strength of the Australian economy means it no longer needs the emergency support it has been getting from the government and the Reserve Bank. Government spending fell by a record 10% in the year…

The Conversation

5 interview questions for the next RBA deputy governor

Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Guy Debelle has left the building. Wednesday was his last day. Six days after his shock resignation, he has departed to become chief financial officer at the green energy firm Fortescue Future Industries.

The Conversation

Mortgage stress set to rise with interest rates and recent home buyers will be hit hardest

Interest rates are rising overseas and Australia is almost certain to follow soon. But are borrowers prepared for higher repayments as record low mortgage rates disappear?

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War will depress growth globally, PM warns

Prime Minister Scott Morrison believes the war in the Ukraine will likely depress global economic growth.

AAP

Why lending changes solve little for shut-out first home buyers

Tightened Reserve Bank LVR mortgage deposit rules, and impossibly restrictive Kāinga Ora price caps are keeping first home buyers out of houses, experts say. Not the CCCFA debacle

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'Strong candidates' for RBA deputy: Lowe

A day after the announcement of Guy Debelle's resignation, Reserve Bank governor says there are strong internal candidates for the deputy governor role.

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Game of Loans: the Reserve Bank loses its heir apparent to Fortescue's green fund

The Reserve Bank of Australia was roiled today by the resignation of its Deputy Governor Guy Debelle, who is leaving with only six days’ notice.

The Conversation

RBA deputy governor Guy Debelle to join Fortescue's renewable energy push

Reserve Bank deputy governor Guy Debelle is leaving the bank to join Andrew Forrest's renewable energy business, Fortescue Future Industries.

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Interest rate rise ‘plausible’, RBA says, eyeing supply shocks from Ukraine invasion

Reserve Bank will act ‘to maintain low and stable inflation in Australia’, Philip Lowe says

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Reserve Bank warns Russia-Ukraine war will send new wave of inflation around the world

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe says bottlenecks in the world's supply chains had been easing, but the Russia-Ukraine war could change everything and send prices soaring once again.

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Rate rise plausible this year: RBA's Lowe

Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe has told a business conference that a rise in the cash rate is plausible this year.

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What Is The FOMC?

The Federal Open Market Committee, or FOMC, is the Fed's chief body for monetary policy. Its voting membership combines the seven members of the Board of Governors, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and four other Reserve Bank presidents who serve one-year terms on a rotating basis…

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Reserve Bank keeps cash rate at 0.1 per cent amid Russia's Ukraine invasion turmoil

The Reserve Bank keeps its cash rate target at a record low 0.1 per cent as it watches the unfolding economic fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine .

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ASX rises for the third day and Russia doubles interest rates to prop up the rouble amid financial sanctions over Ukraine invasion

The ASX gains ground as the Reserve Bank keeps interest rates at a record low and Russia more than doubles its key interest rate after the West ramped up financial sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine.

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Russia's writing on the wall for NZ price and interest hikes

The impact of rising pump prices should feed into decisions on raising interest rates, says the Reserve Bank's outgoing chief economist Yuong Ha

AAP

Wage data likely to fuel rate rise talk

Wage growth data on Wednesday is likely to fuel talk of an interest rate rise by the Reserve Bank of Australia this year.

Benzinga

Federal Reserve Enacts New Rules On Investing And Trading By Senior Officers

The Federal Reserve has formally adopted new rules related to the investment and trading activities of its senior leadership.

The Conversation

Australia cut unemployment faster than anyone predicted – why stop now?

If you told someone a year ago unemployment was about to dive below 5%, to just above 4%, they wouldn’t have believed you.

The New Daily

Alan Kohler: The Reserve Bank is fiddling while inflation burns

The Reserve Bank is in danger of getting left behind by inflation, which means we’re all in danger of getting left behind by galloping interest rates.

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Home owners have built big buffers: RBA

Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe says home owners have built "big buffers" when it comes to paying the mortgage.

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RBA boss says risk if rates rise too soon

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has warned federal politicians that raising the cash rate too soon could put expected lower unemployment at risk

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