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Afternoon Update: Lowe responds to RBA shake-up; rare solar eclipse in images; and K-pop star dies at 25

RBA governor welcomes review of central bank as treasurer announces all 51 recommendations will be implemented

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Lowe says he would stay at RBA helm as reforms unfold

The governor of the Reserve Bank agrees the institution needs to evolve and is willing to lead the reform of the central bank if his tenure is extended.

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Watch: RBA overhaul, Mystery Bali death, Total solar eclipse

Watch: The Treasurer has announced the biggest overhaul of the Reserve Bank in a generation, after a review recommended sweeping changes to how the

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RBA overhaul to put board members in spotlight

A major overhaul of the Reserve Bank will see a new board for setting interest rates that's more accountable and holds fewer meetings.

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Reserve Bank set for biggest overhaul in decades after review calls for more external leaders

The Reserve Bank is set for its biggest overhaul in decades, with a review into the central bank finding it needs major changes to ensure it is "fit for the future".

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ACTU will not push for spot on RBA board as review released – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Massive overhaul of Reserve Bank to change how rates are set

The Reserve Bank of Australia is facing a major overhaul that would change how interest rates are set after a review into its future.

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Reserve Bank renovation to split responsibility

Two separate boards will be responsible for governance and interest rates in a major overhaul in response to a review of the Reserve Bank of Australia.

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Reserve Bank to have two boards after overhaul by inquiry

The long-awaited independent review of the Reserve Bank commissioned by Treasurer Jim Chalmers will be released on Thursday, with the treasurer already flagging in-principle agreement with all its recommendations.

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Jim Chalmers is a man on many missions. Here's what the treasurer's been up to ahead of the budget

Will Treasurer Jim Chalmers be able to please everyone with his May budget? He's certainly trying very hard to cover a lot of economic ground beforehand.

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The RBA's interest rate pause was a close call that could change as early as next month

The Reserve Bank reveals its decision to pause its aggressive interest-rate-hiking strategy was a close call, while again warning that more hikes might be needed to tame inflation.

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‘Unnecessary’ rate hikes to trigger ‘consumer recession’: Report

A major economics firm says the RBA has gone too far in raising interest rates and has forecast a "consumer recession".

The New Daily

Did the Reserve Bank's interest rate hikes put Australia's economy on a 'knife-edge'? A major consulting firm thinks so

A major consulting firm forecasts a "consumer recession" in 2023, warning hundreds of thousands of Australian households are bleeding cash every month.

ABC News

The mining sector made more than half of Australia's corporate profits, so why do economists want to ignore it?

Australia's mining sector has generated windfall profits over the past two years, the result of dramatically higher prices for fossil fuel energy, but has it driven inflation?

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‘Resilient’ jobs market foreshadows more interest rate hikes, economists say

Australia’s jobs market showed little signs of slowing in March despite almost a year of interest rate hikes, economists said.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: low jobless figure raises chances of rate hike; more dog attacks in Queensland; and Arnie in pothole mischief

Cyclone Ilsa is expected to reach category 5 before it hits the WA coast, the highest severity level

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Unemployment rate holds steady as Australian employers add 72,000 full-time jobs

At 3.5% the unemployment rate remains near its lowest since the mid-1970s

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Jobless rate to stay low despite looming economic woes

Workers are still in short supply and the labour market is unlikely to reveal signs of loosening as the effects of inflation work through the economy.

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IMF warns Australian housing market at high risk of mortgage defaults ahead of global economic downturn

The International Monetary Fund says Australia has one of the greatest risks of mortgage defaults in the world, as it warns of a significant downturn in global economic growth for the year ahead.

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Australia ‘not immune’ from global economic malaise

Despite a downbeat economic forecast, Australia should weather the worst of a weak international outlook due to low unemployment and high commodity prices.

AAP

Australia 'not immune' from global economic malaise

Despite a downbeat economic forecast, Australia should weather the worst of a weak international outlook due to low unemployment and high commodity prices.

The Conversation

What made rents soar? It might have been COVID, and pairing off

So, you think you know why rents climbed.

The New Daily

Reserve Bank alert to higher financial instability risk

Banking turmoil in the US and Europe may be contained for now but the Reserve Bank has warned of ongoing fragility in pockets of the global banking system.

ABC News

Rising interest rates have put some borrowers in trouble, but the RBA says the banks will be fine

A significant group of borrowers are at serious risk of default, but Australian banks will be able to comfortably survive any losses, argues the Reserve Bank.

The Guardian - AU

The RBA’s rate pause is prudent – there’s still a lot of rises yet to hit the economy

With mortgage holders yet to feel the full impact of the cash rate rises, the Reserve Bank’s current wait-and-see approach makes sense

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