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RBACommentsPremiumWhy the RBA finished 2024 without rate relief

Australia’s weak economy is increasingly troubling the Reserve Bank but it will need more confidence inflation is under control before moving to cut interest rates.

Matt Mckenzie

RBACommentsThe big thing that’s hurting Australia’s inflation fight

The International Monetary Fund warns that Australia’s large public spending program is ‘stalling the disinflation process’, and may lead to higher rates.

Jackson Hewett

RBACommentsRBA more confident on inflation but too early to claim win

The RBA is more confident that inflation is moving sustainably toward target but it’s still too soon to conclude the battle is won given a recent pick-up in consumption and a still-tight labour market.

Swati Pandey

Your MoneyPremiumBlow for homeowner battlers days before Christmas

Aussies are being slugged with an unwanted Christmas gift of higher home loan repayments, fresh figures show.

Cameron Micallef

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New RBA faces that will influence your mortgage revealed

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has appointed a corporate-heavy advisory board to the Reserve Bank of Australia following a six-month review in to how the bank sets monetary policy.

Jackson Hewett

brand fearsCommentsWhy well-loved Aussie brands could shut up shop locally

There are growing fears Australian brands will shut up shop locally with high costs threatening the future of much-loved grocery staples.

Cheyanne Enciso

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WA’s jobs explosion powering national employment growth

An extraordinary fall in WA’s unemployment rate to just 3.3 per cent has played a big role in Australia’s “blockbuster” November jobs data.

Matt Mckenzie

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‘Blockbuster’ jobs shock derails hope of early RBA cut

A ‘blockbuster’ jobs report showing the unemployment rate falling to 3.9 per cent will give the Reserve Bank reason to stay patient just days after sparking hopes interest rates would be cut early next year.

Matt Mckenzie

RBAHow a US tariff war would affect Australia

RBA deputy governor Andrew Hauser has revealed Australia’s reliance on iron ore exports makes it far more vulnerable to a trade shock.

Jackson Hewett

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No Christmas cheer from RBA as rates to stay put until 2025

The RBA has given a strong signal that an interest rate cut will be on the agenda next year despite offering no pre-Christmas relief for borrowers on Tuesday.

Matt Mckenzie

last call for 2024CommentsRBA RATES RECAP: 2024 ends with 13 months of no relief

The sack is empty, the cookies are all gone and no one bothered to untangle the lights at RBA HQ this Christmas. There’s nothing but grinches ... and head elf Michelle Bullock to once again hand out the coal.

Daniel Newell

EconomyCommentsRBA’s Bullock won’t bear Christmas gifts, experts reckon

A pre-Christmas interest rate cut looks unlikely after a poll of more than 30 economists unanimously tipped the Reserve Bank would stay put on Tuesday.

Matt Mckenzie

PoliticsRBA set to hold rates steady at final meeting of 2024

No change in interest rates is anticipated at the Reserve Bank of Australia's last board meeting of the calendar year.

Poppy Johnston

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Rate puzzle can show voters there’s light at end of tunnel

As she reads the economic commentators, Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock might, in moments of doubt, wonder whether she’s making a similar misjudgment to her predecessor Philip Lowe.

Michelle Grattan

EconomyCommentsEconomy stuck in low gear with slow growth

Australia’s economy grew just 0.8 per cent in the year to September — stuck in low gear as Jim Chalmers and Michele Bullock fought over which pedal to push.

Matt Mckenzie

EconomyInflation fight risk in RBA board games

Stacking the Reserve Bank’s new interest rate board with economists who will be soft on inflation would harm the institution’s credibility, AMP’s Shane Oliver has declared.

Matt Mckenzie

EconomyThe lucky country is down on our bucks

Australia is set for another year of slow economic growth as falling commodity prices and a looming Trump trade war weigh on the outlook.

Matt Mckenzie

EconomyANZ’s May Day on interest rates

ANZ has punted back its prediction for when the RBA will cut interest rates, thanks to the strong jobs market and rising consumer confidence.

Matt Mckenzie

EconomyComments‘Dirty deal’: Treasurer keeps rate cut power in RBA reforms

A shake-up of the Reserve Bank looks set to pass the Senate after an eleventh-hour deal between Labor and the Greens that will keep a special power for the treasurer to overrule interest rate calls.

Matt Mckenzie

EconomyWhy banks are borrowing more from the RBA

The Reserve Bank has a much larger presence in financial markets after the pandemic, as institutions borrow more from the central lender.

Matt Mckenzie

RBAPremiumPleas to RBA to ignore Black Friday boom

Black Friday is tipped to be one of the best sales events on record, but a leading economist warns it is not a sign that household pressures are easing.

Cameron Micallef

EconomicsTrump unleashed would slow Aussie growth

A full-blooded Trump administration trade war would slow Australian growth and send shares south, the Reserve Bank reckons.

Matt Mckenzie

EconomyCommentsWhy major bank believes RBA is waiting too long to cut rates

One of the big four banks has warned that the RBA may be waiting too long to cut interest rates, joining a growing club of commentators expecting no move until May.

Matt Mckenzie

EconomyElection cash splash would slow rate cuts

A fresh survey of economists has revealed most are still tipping an interest rate cut by March — but one investment bank has warned a big spending election would delay relief for many months.

Matt Mckenzie