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 RBA

Federal budget improvement is good news for Jim Chalmers but households still face squeeze

While commodity prices are propping up revenue and a likely surplus, household consumption is flat and savings have fallen – and there’s an election coming

The Guardian - AU

RBA boss hopeful for better year following hard 2023

Higher interest rates and cost of living pressures are hurting households and businesses, with the central bank governor acknowledging it's been a hard year.

AAP

Reserve Bank wants to keep 'broad coverage' of ATMs

Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock says cash use is sliding and putting pressure on the business models that underpin access to notes and coins.

AAP

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

Pre-emptive disaster declarations for Cairns and Townsville – as it happened

This blog is now closed.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s economy 2023 report: how it started v how it’s going

Stronger than expected population growth made inflation hardier than most experts predicted and property prices defied successive rate rises

The Guardian - AU

Bracket creep is cooling Australia’s economy – it’s good news for interest rates but not for household budgets

The weak economy probably means the next RBA rates move – short of an inflation surprise next month – will be a cut

The Guardian - AU

ASX skyrockets as economy shows sign of weakness

The ASX200 made its biggest daily gain in more than a year as lower-than-expected GDP growth signals the RBA's rate rises are having their intended effect.

AAP

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

Australia’s economic growth slows, reducing chance of another interest rate rise next year

Economy grows more slowly than expected, with consumer spending flat under the pressure of high interest rates

The Guardian - AU

Will the RBA raise rates again? Unless prices surge over summer, it's looking less likely

If you’re looking for clues about whether the Reserve Bank has any interest rate rises left, Governor Michele Bullock offered several in her statement after Tuesday’s board meeting, saying:

The Conversation

RBA grants Christmas wish: cash rate held at 4.35 per cent

Mortgage repayments in Newcastle have increased $539 a month since February.

Newcastle Herald

RBA interest rates: Australian mortgage holders spared pre-Christmas rise from Reserve Bank

The Reserve Bank of Australia keeps its cash rate on hold at 4.35% in line with expectations from economists after inflation continued to slow

The Guardian - AU

RBA gift wraps end-of-year rate relief for borrowers

Borrowers have been spared more cash rate pain at the final Reserve Bank of Australia policy meeting of the year.

AAP

We all know about JobKeeper, which helped Australians keep their jobs in a global crisis. So how about HomeKeeper?

Bipartisan support for temporary extra government spending to preserve businesses and jobs through JobKeeper was one of the few positive outcomes from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Conversation

RBA likely to spare borrowers Christmas rates pain

The Reserve Bank interest rate decision and growth statistics for the September quarter to dominate the economic agenda this week.

AAP

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - AU

Jim Chalmers welcomes OECD prediction RBA has reached interest rate peak

Federal treasurer downplays prospect of posting a second successive budget surplus

The Guardian - AU

Economic data shows households are feeling the pinch. But will the RBA stop raising rates?

Inflation is set to drop back to under 3% growth by this time next year – if it weren’t for the stage-three tax cuts, that is

The Conversation

Australia's inflation rate now starts with a 4, allowing the RBA to hold fire on rates

Australia’s inflation rate has dived from 5.6% to 4.9% in October, pushing it below 5% for the first time in 20 months.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s inflation rate eased to 4.9% in October, reducing likelihood of another rate rise

Consumer price index rose last month at an annual rate of 4.9%, which is lower than economists had forecast

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

AAP

Reserve Bank board shake up outlined in new laws

The federal treasurer has introduced legislation that will underpin the biggest set of reforms at the Reserve Bank in decades.

The Conversation

Meet Andrew Hauser, the outsider from the UK who'll be deputy governor of the RBA

In a significant step towards reforming Australia’s Reserve Bank, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has stepped outside the bank and outside of Australia to select Andrew Hauser, a British economist, as its new deputy governor.

The Guardian - AU

Jim Chalmers appoints outsider and former Bank of England executive director as deputy RBA governor

Rare appointment of outsider Andrew Hauser to senior position comes after review found bank should encourage ‘diverse viewpoints’

The Guardian - AU

Borrowers may wish the government could overrule the RBA but Australia is not Argentina or Turkey

Central banks must be credible to be effective and that means separating rates decision-making from short-term government priorities

The Guardian - AU

Crossbench MPs question family violence response – as it happened

This blog is now closed.

AAP

Australian shares sink after hawkish talk from RBA boss

The local share market closed down 0.6 per cent to hit its lowest level in a week following a speech by RBA governor Michelle Bullock.

The Guardian - AU

Housing prices back at record levels, defying Australia’s interest rate rises

The 7.5% drop from the April 2022 peak has been recovered, but some cities are faring better than others, CoreLogic analysts say

1 … 15 16 17 18

People

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

Organisations

The Bureau of Meteorology

186 stories

IAG

118 stories

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.