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New insight into the logic behind February rate rise

The Reserve Bank's board minutes will be scoured for fresh insights into the central bank's cash rate decisions and how many more hikes are to come.

AAP

Skyline chair bucks market downturn with year's biggest house sale profit

The record sale highlights the extremes gains and losses of a polarised property market – and the challenge facing the Reserve Bank in hiking interest rates this week.

Newsroom.co.nz

Shock and Orr: Rate hikes kill off housing affordability and development

With the cost-of-living and housing crises, the need for Government intervention in the housing market is becoming more urgent. What that intervention will be may determine the colour of our next Government, argues Edward Miller

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Reserve Bank faces difficulty balancing cyclone inflation and devastation

If the country is to begin ‘futureproofing’ itself against more frequent climate change related flooding, the rebuild cost will rise dramatically – and that's worrying for Governor Adrian Orr. Andrew Patterson reports.

Newsroom.co.nz

Wages, Reserve Bank minutes to take the spotlight

The pace of wage growth will take centre stage, with the Reserve Bank hoping for a moderate reading that doesn't make its inflation challenge harder.

AAP

A ‘fantastic place to live’, Philip Lowe? Tell that to those struggling under high interest rates

RBA governor says ‘capitalism works’ but maybe just a little bit of slack from his institution is what the country needs

The Guardian - AU

Savers need to keep pressure on banks: RBA

Savers should switch to more competitive rates if banks aren't passing on cash rate hikes, the head of the Reserve Bank of Australia says.

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The Lowe road – the RBA is treading a 'narrow path' between inflation and recession

It’s a tough time for central bankers the world over, but especially for Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe.

The Conversation

RBA boss Philip Lowe says rate rises hurting households, indications are they will go higher

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has given a strong indication more interest rate rises are on the cards despite nine back-to-back rises causing many households significant pain and leaving them struggling to make repayments on their mortgages.

ABC News

Watch: Nationwide heatwave, SA bushfire, Lowe grilled

Watch: Severe weather warnings are in place for large parts of the country as the nationwide heatwave sends temperatures soaring. Reserve Bank Governer

The New Daily

RBA urges mortgage holders to hunt down better deals

Reserve Bank officials say record high rates of refinancing are keeping average home loan rates relatively low.

AAP

RBA governor sticks to the script on future rate rises

Not spooked by an unexpected uptick in the headline jobless rate, the Reserve Bank has stuck with its hawkish stance on interest rates.

AAP

ACCC asking why banks are slow to lift interest rates on savings accounts

The landscape for Australian savings rates is changing fast as banks begin to relent after the RBA’s February interest rate hike.

The New Daily

More light and less heat would be appreciated at Philip Lowe’s next grilling on Friday

Lost in the questioning from hostile senators was much insight into why the Reserve Bank wants to keep raising rates

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The Guardian - AU

The RBA’s predictions are so dire it’s no wonder people are less confident than they were when the pandemic hit

To survive the next two years of economic growth as predicted without tipping into a recession would be astonishing

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: RBA boss defends job at Senate grilling; public school enrolments drop; and a sit-down with Lidia Thorpe

Philip Lowe tells Senate estimates interest rates will continue to rise, ‘but how far they need to go, we’re still unsure’

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s banks are not a source of economic dynamism but a drag on our economic and social welfare

The financial sector is not contributing as much to the national economy as it takes out

AAP

Strong bank profits a 'positive', says RBA boss

The Reserve Bank governor has defended robust profits made by banks and says higher rates will eventually start eroding their earnings.

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The New Daily

RBA boss reveals ‘disturbing’ letters from families as mortgage bills skyrocket

Reserve Bank boss Philip Lowe has revealed he's received a series of "disturbing" letters from families about their financial hardships.

The New Daily

Watch: RBA boss questioned, CBA bumper profit, Children’s cancer breakthrough

Watch: The Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe is currently being questioned over consecutive interest rate rises. The Commonwealth Bank has posted a bumper

The Guardian - AU

Two missing after Queensland mine collapse – as it happened

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Newcastle Herald

Expensive houses cop biggest Hunter property price hit

A buyer's agent says vendors' price expectations have not shifted with the market.

ABC News

Million households 'vulnerable' to rising interest rates, and their cuts could cause recession

A prominent economist now puts the risk of recession at 50 per cent, as households face the prospect of making substantial spending cuts to meet rising home loan repayments.

AAP

Flawed RBA predictions have 'damaged credibility'

The Reserve Bank's former governor has delivered a scathing assessment of its recent performance as current chief Philip Lowe faces a parliamentary grilling.

The Guardian - AU

Interest rates could peak at 4.1% amid sinking consumer confidence in Australia, says NAB

Major bank believes business conditions and confidence are improving as it sets cash rate prediction higher than other banks

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