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 Reserve Bank

Anthony Albanese stumbles, can't name cash or unemployment rate on day one of federal election campaign

Anthony Albanese says he made a mistake after being unable to recall key economic figures while trying to spruik Labor's credentials for government. The Opposition Leader says he takes full responsibility for the mistake.

ABC News

Borrowers should brace for a 15 per cent fall in home prices as interest rates rise, warns RBA

The Reserve Bank is confident most borrowers will be able to cope with rising interest rates, but it also warns recent buyers in particular should brace for falling property prices.

ABC News

The RBA’s decade without a rate rise is coming to an end – but the market’s expectations are absurd

A 3% cash rate, let alone one next year, would likely destroy the economy and the housing market

The Guardian - AU

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

The RBA has lost some patience on rates, but it isn't rushing to push them up: here's why

It is coming up to 18 months since Australia’s Reserve Bank last cut its cash rate.

The Conversation

No impact on rates from budget: Treasury

Treasury does not believe the $39 billion worth of spending in last week's budget will have a material impact on inflation or interest rates.

AAP

The Loop: Elon Musk's big stake in Twitter, interest rates hold for now, and Scott Morrison's court win

Here's your TL;DR for today's news.

ABC News

Reserve Bank holds interest rates for now but home owners brace for mortgage shock

The Reserve Bank leaves the official cash rate on hold near zero, but borrowers are already bracing for what life may look like with higher mortgage interest rates.

ABC News

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

RBA's Lowe warns higher inflation ahead

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has warned higher rates of inflation are ahead, signally he will be keeping watch on data results in coming months.

AAP

Interest rates are predicted to rise. Here's what you can do to stay afloat

Keeping up with your mortgage repayments might soon get harder. Not only is the Reserve Bank likely to raise official interest rates sometime this year, but other costs like petrol, food and even coffee seem to be getting more expensive.

ABC News

This budget, amid talk of deficits, consider the lessons we ought to have learned

A decade ago, and years before Treasurer Josh Frydenberg promised a budget that was “back in the black”, Prime Minister Julia Gillard promised the same thing.

The Conversation

Budget to enjoy dividend of strong economy

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says Tuesday's budget will show a significant improvement in the bottom line as a result of a strong economy.

AAP

Price rises are hitting consumers as inflation takes off. These are some items that are going up now

As economists predict another round of hikes in official inflation figures, we speak to traders and consumers who are already noticing concerning price rises.

ABC News

Demand for workers continues to strengthen

The National Skills Commission says job advertisements on the internet rose by a further 3.6 per cent in February.

AAP

Inflation, cost-of-living increases leave people struggling to afford everyday items

Inflation in Australia is officially 3.5 per cent, but the prices of many everyday items, especially petrol, are rising much faster and this new era of higher inflation has only just begun.

ABC News

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Conversation

Why Australia's Reserve Bank won't hike interest rates just yet

The biggest question relating to the management of the economy right now has nothing to do with next week’s budget. It has everything to do with the Reserve Bank and the board meetings that will follow it.

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Stay calm, petrol is headed down, budget is improving – economist Chris Richardson

Australia’s budget situation has been quietly improving. Deloitte Access Economics director Chris Richardson says the remarkable strength of the Australian economy means it no longer needs the emergency support it has been getting from the government and the Reserve Bank. Government spending fell by a record 10% in the year…

The Conversation

5 interview questions for the next RBA deputy governor

Reserve Bank Deputy Governor Guy Debelle has left the building. Wednesday was his last day. Six days after his shock resignation, he has departed to become chief financial officer at the green energy firm Fortescue Future Industries.

ABC News

Mortgage stress set to rise with interest rates and recent home buyers will be hit hardest

Interest rates are rising overseas and Australia is almost certain to follow soon. But are borrowers prepared for higher repayments as record low mortgage rates disappear?

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

AAP

War will depress growth globally, PM warns

Prime Minister Scott Morrison believes the war in the Ukraine will likely depress global economic growth.

Newsroom.co.nz

Why lending changes solve little for shut-out first home buyers

Tightened Reserve Bank LVR mortgage deposit rules, and impossibly restrictive Kāinga Ora price caps are keeping first home buyers out of houses, experts say. Not the CCCFA debacle

AAP

'Strong candidates' for RBA deputy: Lowe

A day after the announcement of Guy Debelle's resignation, Reserve Bank governor says there are strong internal candidates for the deputy governor role.

The Conversation

Game of Loans: the Reserve Bank loses its heir apparent to Fortescue's green fund

The Reserve Bank of Australia was roiled today by the resignation of its Deputy Governor Guy Debelle, who is leaving with only six days’ notice.

ABC News

RBA deputy governor Guy Debelle to join Fortescue's renewable energy push

Reserve Bank deputy governor Guy Debelle is leaving the bank to join Andrew Forrest's renewable energy business, Fortescue Future Industries.

The Guardian - AU

Interest rate rise ‘plausible’, RBA says, eyeing supply shocks from Ukraine invasion

Reserve Bank will act ‘to maintain low and stable inflation in Australia’, Philip Lowe says

ABC News

Reserve Bank warns Russia-Ukraine war will send new wave of inflation around the world

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe says bottlenecks in the world's supply chains had been easing, but the Russia-Ukraine war could change everything and send prices soaring once again.

1 … 32 33 34 35

People

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

Organisations

Reserve Bank of Australia

Deloitte Access Economics

30 stories

Fortescue Future Industries

Australia Reserve Bank

12 stories

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

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.