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Consumer confidence plunges to worst level since 1990s

There's "no end in sight" for Australian consumers stuck in a "cost-of-living nightmare" as rising interest rates and fuel prices squeeze household budgets.

AAP · 8h ago

Australia’s interest rate rise is the wrong medicine and an even worse alibi

Inflation is again being used as an excuse for acts of vandalism on some of Australia’s important institutions

The Guardian - AU · Oct 3

Is now a good time to switch banks for a better home loan rate? Here’s what to know after the latest RBA hike

Experts warn it’s getting harder to find big discounts and borrowers will need to talk tough about leaving their mortgage lender for another

The Guardian - AU · Oct 3

'Contained': home price plunge no big stability risk

Australia's borrowers and lenders are resilient enough to navigate financial troubles ahead, the RBA believes, as it releases its stability temperature check.

AAP · Oct 1

If turbocharged petrol prices are driving up inflation, then why are Australia’s unemployed on the line?

Avoiding a rise in unemployment is important for the RBA – but apparently not a dealbreaker

The Guardian - AU · Sep 30

Interest rates have hit their highest level since 2011. The pain will feel different in 2026

The Reserve Bank this week lifted the cash rate another 0.25 percentage points to 4.6% – its fourth increase this year and the highest it has been since 2011.

The Conversation · Sep 30

Inflation lifts to 4.0% in August, keeping pressure on the RBA for another rate rise

Australia’s headline inflation rate climbed to an annual rate of 4% in August, up from 3.5%, giving the Reserve Bank some vindication for its decision to raise interest rates a day before the figures were released.

The Conversation · Sep 30

Inflation leaps to 4% stoking fears of fifth interest rate hike before Christmas

Jim Chalmers says ‘higher global oil prices flowing through to oil prices in Australia’ are to blame for inflation rising from 3.5%

The Guardian - AU · Sep 30

Shares bounce after inflation print softens rate fears

Consumer retail and real estate stocks have rebounded after investors dialled back their worst-case interest rate scenarios following an inflation print.

AAP · Sep 30

Forget the inflation blame game – politicians should let the RBA get on with its job

The war in the Middle East and ‘excessive’ levels of government spending have contributed to the rebound in inflation and interest rates in Australia

The Guardian - AU · Sep 30