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RBA hikes rates in fight to tame inflation

The Reserve Bank has increased interest rates by another 25 basis points, locking in more mortgage pain for Australians over summer.

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New Zealand announces inquiry into Covid-19 response

While strict Covid-19 response was broadly considered one of the most successful in the world, PM says inquiry will help prepare for next pandemic

The Guardian - AU

Household living cost crisis not over yet

The inflationary crisis piling pressure on Australian households still has some heat left in it, with a key economic marker picking up speed.

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All eyes on last cash rate call for 2022

The Reserve Bank board will meet for its December cash rate decision next week and Australia's economic growth for the third quarter will be revealed.

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Reserve Bank's stance on household pressure is all about interpretation

Do the stats tell the whole story?

Newcastle Herald

Workplace law changes all but locked in

The raging debate over industrial relations changes is coming to a head after the controversial changes passed the Senate.

AAP

Reserve Bank just landed final blow to Labour's election hopes

Labour is not responsible for the global economic crisis, the Ukraine war or the Reserve Bank’s record rate rise but is set to suffer electorally the way it did after the oil shock in 1974.

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Inflation may now have peaked. The RBA must tread carefully

The next worry for Philip Lowe is he’ll have to apologise for raising interest rates longer than needed

The Guardian - AU

Dip in Australia’s inflation rate in October raises hopes price rises may have peaked

Headline CPI rate eases from 7.3% to 6.9%, lower than economists’ expectations, but fuel prices still rose as full excise rate returned

The Guardian - AU

Michael Pascoe: The Pope’s a Catholic and forecasting is a mug’s game

The RBA had done all that could be done with monetary policy to fight the possibility of recession/depression from a global pandemic

The New Daily

Post-Covid inflation adds a new twist to the famous Phillips Curve

A 'wet weekend's work' by NZ's most brilliant economist is being embraced by the world's central banks to help chart a course out of pandemic.

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Workers who missed speeding inflation train suffer wide wage gap

Those who've changed jobs or taken a promotion are keeping up with inflation, but those who stayed in the same roles are falling far behind, says Reserve Bank chief economist Paul Conway.

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‘Parents have never done it so hard’

Almost two-thirds of parents say the rising cost of living is affecting their ability to raise their kids, with spending on gifts and expensive activities first on the chopping block.

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Philip Lowe is the easy fall guy for our economic woes. But maybe we should have listened to him more closely

Reserve Bank governor has been criticised for saying interest rates might not rise until 2024. But that message came with caveats some did not hear

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Afternoon Update: Landmark gender equality bill; Nationals oppose Indigenous voice; and Bob Dylan’s ‘fake’ signature

Labor passes its Respect@Work bill to address workplace culture and is set to pass the industrial relations bill after David Pocock gave his support

ABC News

RBA Governor Philip Lowe apologises to Australians struggling with mortgages

Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe has apologised to Australians for giving them unclear guidance that led to hundreds of thousands taking out big mortgages in the expectation that interest rates would stay low until 2024.

Newcastle Herald

RBA governor 'sorry if people listened' to interest rate advice

"I'm certainly sorry if people listened to what we said and they acted on what we had said and now regret what they had done. So that's regrettable. I'm sorry that happened."

AAP

Rents, energy driving inflation: RBA chief

The head of the Reserve Bank Philip Lowe has thrown his support behind measures to boost energy and housing supply to cool inflation.

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RBA governor 'sorry people listened' to interest rate advice

Greens senator Nick McKim accused the governor of "inducing many Australians to take out mortgages in the belief that interest rates wouldn't rise until 2024".

AAP

Cost of living data top of watch list

Fresh data will reveal how sharply costs are rising and how well households are faring as financial pressures mount.

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An Ode for .. Adrian Orr

Bard Billot on the nation's banker

The Guardian - AU

Reserve Bank review to consider changing inflation target and board selection

With the RBA challenged by the pandemic, surging inflation and calls for reform, one expert says its recent report card has been ‘mixed’

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand, particularly vulnerable to a housing crash, tightens its belt as rates soar

New Zealand’s reserve bank delivered its largest rate hike in history on Wednesday, piling pressure on the country’s homeowners

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand forecasts recession in 2023 as it delivers largest rate hike in history

New Zealand’s reserve bank says spending levels still need to be reduced with rate rises, in order to tame inflation

AAP

Business output shrinks for second month

Demand for services has cooled off but manufacturing conditions remain relatively robust, according to a new survey.

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