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Cost-of-living crisis will get worse before it gets better: Jim Chalmers

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has conceded the cost-of-living crisis will get worse before it gets better after the RBA hiked interest rates by 50 basis points.

The New Daily

Interest rate decision: RBA raises cash rate by half a percentage point to 1.35 per cent — as it happened

The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced a cash rate increase of 50 basis points as it seeks to curb inflation — as it happened.

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ASX notches up two-day winning streak after RBA's double interest rate hike

Australian shares rise for a second straight day as the Reserve Bank lifts interest rates for a third straight month in a desperate attempt to bring inflation down.

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Homeowners warned to expect at least two further rate hikes as repayments soar

Cash rate predicted to rise again in August as the RBA attempts to bring down rising inflation

The Guardian - AU

Further rate rise to hit family budgets

The Reserve Bank of Australia board lifted the official cash rate to 1.35 per cent, adding to cost pressures on households.

AAP

‘Serious financial stress’: Typical mortgage bills tipped to jump $792 by year’s end

Home owners are being warned to brace for their third interest rate hike in as many months on Tuesday as the Reserve Bank fights surging inflation.

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Can we avoid a recession? What we can learn from the Kiwis

New Zealand property prices have fallen every month this year following a series of punishing interest rate hikes that began last October. So far, the hikes have yet to dent inflation.

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Home prices drop for the second month in a row as Reserve Bank's aggressive interest rate rises hit hard

Aggressive interest rate increases have caused the second monthly fall in home prices across Australia's capital cities. It is the sharpest slowdown in the property market in 30 years.

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Sydney and Melbourne lead accelerating housing downturn

Sydney and Melbourne are leading Australia's falling house prices, which are gathering momentum as interest rates rise and consumer confidence takes a hit.

The New Daily

Commonwealth Bank, ANZ, Westpac, NAB to raise variable mortgage rates by 0.25 per cent after RBA rate hike

All of Australia's biggest banks have lifted mortgage rates, matching the Reserve Bank's 25-basis-point increase.

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Alan Kohler: A recession we don’t have to have is coming, and it will be the RBA’s fault

The RBA has turned on a sixpence, from smiling benignly and welcoming some inflation to sprouting horns and bringing on a recession we didn't have to have.

The New Daily

Businesses held back as jobs go unfilled

Australian businesses are struggling to fill job positions, as vacancies surge to more than double the number recorded before the COVID-19 pandemic set in.

AAP

Sentiment lifts from the depths of despair

Consumer confidence has improved for a second consecutive week after a slump earlier in the month as a result of a large rise in interest rates.

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What is inflation? What causes it? And who has been hit the hardest? Your questions answered

Inflation is soaring to new highs. From rising interest rates to increased petrol prices, it's hitting Australians' hip pockets. We've taken a look at your top questions.

The Conversation

Profits push up prices too, so why is the RBA governor only talking about wages?

Reserve Bank of Australia governor Phillip Lowe has invoked memories of the 1970s, warning wage growth must be restrained to contain Australia’s surging inflation.

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Future make-up of RBA board a 'key consideration' going forward, says Federal Treasurer

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers throws his support behind calls for the Reserve Bank board to be more representative of the broader Australian community, following scathing criticism that it is out of touch with workers demanding wage increases.

The Guardian - AU

Jim Chalmers says inflation will go higher, but unions are right to push for higher wages

Treasurer says it is ‘uncontroversial’ for unions to note that wage rises are below inflation, and suggests there may be a place for workers’ representative on RBA board

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The Guardian - AU

What does the Reserve Bank’s 3.5% pay rise ‘anchor’ mean for Australian workers?

Inflation is predicted to reach 7% by year’s end but the RBA’s Philip Lowe says wages growth of about 3.5% will keep economy moving

The New Daily

Richard Denniss: Huge profits are driving inflation – not low-paid workers

The rhetoric of a ‘wage-price spiral’ is hardwired into Australia’s debates about inflation, but the reality is we are currently in a price-profit spiral.

The New Daily

Recession fears and high inflation top this week’s big market events

Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has acknowledged that steep interest rate hikes could tip the US economy into recession.

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ACTU Secretary Sally McManus says Reserve Bank in 'boomer fantasy land' over wage-price spiral fears

ACTU Secretary Sally McManus warns that the Reserve Bank is out of touch and living in "boomer fantasy land" if it thinks workers can afford real cuts to their wages.

AAP

Dutton doesn't want RBA board compromised

ACTU secretary Sally McManus has criticised the make-up of the Reserve Bank board, but Opposition Leader Peter Dutton doesn't want to see a union leader on it.

AAP

Regulators eye housing as rates increase

Australia's Council of Financial Regulators is keeping a close watch on developments in the housing market as interest rates increase.

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