Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from the Reserve Bank

Australia’s inflation rate rose 1.2% in September quarter boosted by higher fuel prices

Quarterly CPI was higher than economists’ expectations and will increase speculation that the Reserve Bank may again raise interest rates

The Guardian - AU · Oct 25, 2023

Heated inflation figures put rate hike firmly in play

The Reserve Bank may be forced to lift interest rates again as fresh inflation data suggests the fight is not yet over.

AAP · Oct 24, 2023

Interest rates could rise again ‘should inflation prove more persistent than expected’, RBA suggests

The Reserve Bank of Australia weighed up the option of lifting rates earlier this month but determined ‘there had not been sufficient new information’

The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2023

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Australian share market plunges to six-month low

The ASX200 has slumped to its lowest in six months and the dollar to its weakest since November, despite interest rates staying on hold.

AAP · Oct 3, 2023

No rate hike yet, but will it rise on Melbourne Cup Day? It all depends on petrol prices

If the Reserve Bank does push up interest rates again, the most likely next date is its next board meeting, on Melbourne Cup Tuesday.

The Conversation · Oct 3, 2023

Feeble retail sales growth reflects stretched consumers

Consumers appear to be spending more cautiously in a sign the Reserve Bank's mission to reduce inflation is working as intended.

AAP · Sep 28, 2023

The Reserve Bank shouldn’t be spooked by Australia’s imported inflation

If you look at what’s increased most in price over the past year, such as petrol, there is little that higher interest rates would change

The Guardian - AU · Sep 28, 2023

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Inflation jump complicates Reserve Bank's job

Australia's consumer prices have risen 5.2 per cent in the latest figures, with fuel, housing, transport, food and insurance the biggest drivers.

AAP · Sep 27, 2023

Inflation expectations tick up as petrol prices lift

There's been a dip in in consumer confidence as rising petrol prices nudge inflation expectations, which could be of note to the Reserve Bank.

AAP · Sep 26, 2023

RBI imposes penalty on SBI, Indian Bank, Punjab & Sind Bank

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank on Monday said it has imposed penalties on three state-owned banks, including SBI and Indian Bank, for violation of various regulatory norms.

The Times of India · Sep 25, 2023

No, the RBA review won't mean handing the bank's decisions to part-time outsiders

Misinformation is circulating about recommendations concerning the Reserve Bank board made by the RBA Review, of which I was a member.

The Conversation · Sep 22, 2023

Aust shares fall at start of big week for central banks

The local share market finished down 0.7 per cent at the start of a week that will feature meetings by six central banks and minutes from the RBA.

AAP · Sep 18, 2023

Australian economy adds 65,000 jobs in August, raising prospect of further rate hikes

Unemployment rate remains steady at 3.7% in a sign that the economy could avoid a hard landing as impact of 12 interest rate rises is felt by households

The Guardian - AU · Sep 14, 2023

RBI decides to withdraw incremental CRR in phased manner

MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank on Friday decided to discontinue the Incremental Cash Reserve Ratio (I-CRR), which was put in place to absorb surplus liquidity following the withdrawal of Rs 2,000 currency notes, in a phased manner beginning Saturday. On August 10, the RBI mandated banks to maintain an incremental cash…

The Times of India · Sep 8, 2023

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - AU · Sep 7, 2023

Jim Chalmers warns soft landing ‘not assured’ for economy despite Treasury forecasts

Exclusive: Treasurer expects ‘bumpy’ year ahead as Australia feels the squeeze of higher interest rates and China’s slowdown

The Hindu · Sep 7, 2023

RBI resisted govt push for ₹3 lakh crore transfer in 2018 ahead of elections: Viral Acharya

He called the exercise a “backdoor monetisation of the fiscal deficit by the central bank”.

The Conversation · Sep 6, 2023

We're in a per capita recession as Chalmers says GDP 'steady in the face of pressure'

Australia’s economy grew a mere 0.4% in the June quarter according to figures released by the Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday, a performance Treasurer Jim Chalmers describes as “steady in the face of unrelenting pressure”.

The Conversation · Sep 5, 2023

What's to stop Philip Lowe moving to a private bank after he leaves the RBA? It's what his predecessors did

Surely Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe won’t move to a private bank after his term as governor ends next week.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - AU · Aug 28, 2023

Record number of Australians at risk of mortgage stress as RBA interest rate rises bite

Roy Morgan research shows 1.5 million people – almost a third of all mortgage holders – are spending 25 to 45% of their income on their home loan

The Conversation · Aug 23, 2023

High interest rates are not bad news for everyone. Just ask savers, importers and Australians heading overseas

It is a universally acknowledged truth that interest-rate rises are always a bad thing for the average Australian household.

The Conversation · Aug 20, 2023

You don't have to be an economist to know Australia is in a cost of living crisis. What are the signs and what needs to change?

This article is part of The Conversation’s series examining Australia’s cost of living crisis.

The Guardian - AU · Aug 17, 2023

Australian unemployment rate rises to 3.7% as economy sheds 14,600 jobs in July

Latest jobless rate higher than economists predicted, Bureau of Statistics unemployment figures show

The Guardian - AU · Aug 16, 2023

It’s good news that real wages are no longer falling – but the fall has already been deep

Wages rose modestly in the June quarter but so did inflation. The average wage now buys you the same amount as it did in 2009

The Guardian - AU · Aug 15, 2023

RBA says slowing economy and acute pressure on household budgets behind interest rate pause

Minutes from the Reserve Bank’s August meeting show the board considered lifting the cash rate to 4.35% but decided to allow more time to look at economic data

The Conversation · Aug 13, 2023

We can and should keep unemployment below 4%, says our survey of top economists

Australia’s leading economists believe Australia can sustain an unemployment rate as low as 3.75% – much lower than the latest Reserve Bank estimate of 4.25% and the Treasury’s latest estimate of 4.5%.

1 … 25 26 27 28

Coverage From

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Reserve Bank of Australia

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.