Australia’s money markets point to a 93 per cent chance of a rate cut
The money markets say there is a 93 per cent chance Aussies will start getting mortgage relief when the Reserve Bank of ...
Rate cuts won’t be a silver bullet for household budgets, economists predict
Consensus has firmed that the Reserve Bank of Australia will begin cutting interest rates this week, but the full impact of ...
RBA to deliver first rate cut in a short series on February 18: Reuters poll
Easing inflation has opened the door for the Reserve Bank of Australia to begin an anticipated brief series of interest rate ...
Lowe and the Fed are cautionary tales for the RBA
If the board believes there is genuine uncertainty about future cost pressures and inflation continuing to fall, then rates ...
No cash rate cut on Tuesday won’t be a middle finger to the markets
While the chances of a rate cut in February are very high, pausing a little longer would be a worthy reflection of the ...
Interest rates decision, Trump trade war to weigh on stockmarkets
The Australian stockmarket is expected to kick off the week in the red as investors await the RBA rate cut decision and take ...
The RBA hasn't changed the cash rate for more than a year. Here's why
The figure that influences how high people's mortgage repayments are set has been 4.35 per cent since November 2023.
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How the future of cash in Australia is being decided right now
A Reserve Bank of Australia paper published in January said cash was still important, particularly to the elderly and the poor. 'Older Australians and people on lower incomes are more likely to ...
Australian Central Bank’s Rate Call Finely Balanced
The outcome of next week’s Reserve Bank of Australia policy meeting is more finely balanced than what is implied by pricing in money markets, according to a former senior manager at the central bank.
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200,000 Australian cash advocates push for new reforms
200,000 Aussies are pushing for cash to stay. Picture: NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar Reserve Bank data shows $103.7bn in Australian banknotes circulating, an increase of $3bn since October 2024.