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The RBA will likely hold interest rates – but are its calculations at risk of being overtaken by US election chaos?

The first polls will be opening in the US not long after the RBA’s board meeting wraps up next Tuesday

The Guardian - AU · Oct 30, 2024

WiseTech shares surge after CEO stands down – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Oct 24, 2024

Spring brings brighter outlook as rate hike fears fade

As signs of improving consumer and business confidence emerge, economists are speculating the Reserve Bank might be shifting its thinking on interest rates.

AAP · Oct 7, 2024

At 2.7%, Australian inflation is back within the RBA zone. Here’s why that matters

A closely watched measure of Australian inflation dived in the month of August, plunging from 3.5% in July to just 2.7%.

The Conversation · Sep 25, 2024

Australia’s annual inflation rate in August falls to lowest since 2021 at 2.7%

Lowest CPI rate in three years but Reserve Bank will wait for more sustained drop before cutting interest rates

The Guardian - AU · Sep 25, 2024

Rebound fears as energy help flicks switch on inflation

Federal energy bill relief has led to a drop in monthly inflation figures, but there are warnings the measures only caused an artificial reduction.

AAP · Sep 24, 2024

No talk of hikes, no cut on the horizon: why RBA thinks it’s in the ‘right spot’ with interest rates

There was good news and bad news as Australia’s central bank held the interest rate steady for the seventh time in a row

The Guardian - AU · Sep 24, 2024

No RBA rate cut yet, but Governor Bullock is about to find the pressure overwhelming

Who’d want to be Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock? On Tuesday she had to do the almost impossible: defend a decision not to cut interest rates at a time when they were being cut in just about every other major industrial nation.

The Conversation · Sep 24, 2024

No cuts in ‘near term’ as RBA leaves Australia’s official interest rate unchanged at 4.35%

RBA decision was in line with economists’ forecasts as economy endures persistent inflationary pressures

The Guardian - AU · Sep 24, 2024

Reserve Bank expected to leave interest rate untouched for seventh meeting in a row

Economic activity was ‘a little bit softer’ than central bank had predicted, one expert notes, but a rate cut still seems unlikely

The Guardian - AU · Sep 23, 2024