Questions are being raised over whether banks will pass on a possible interest rate cut from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) next week. The central bank is highly tipped to usher in the third rate ...

For the 15 years to 2018, the RBA’s monetary policy aligned with an indicator of the future state of the economy. Since 2018, the correlation has broken down and stands at -18 per cent (to ...

During its May policy meeting, the Australia central bank signaled that policymakers had considered a bold 50 bps cut as a form of "insurance" against mounting global trade risks but ultimately ...

The RBA reinstated a chart showing that the average of its models for the nominal neutral rate was close to 2.75 per cent.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) may be pressured to cut interest rates again in July after economic growth was weaker than expected. The Australian economy grew just 0.2 per cent in the March ...

Over 90% of economists, 40 of 43, in the February 6-13 poll expected the RBA to cut its official cash rate (AUCBIR=ECI) by 25 basis points to 4.10% at the end of its two-day policy meeting on ...

The RBA’s initial analysis suggests the US tariffs and responses by other countries could help move local inflation in either direction. Tariffs in other countries could push up the prices of ...

National Australia Bank went so far as to predict that the RBA would deliver a hefty cut of 50 basis points in May and keep cutting the cash rate to 2.6 per cent by February 2026. However, with US ...

The RBA has held rates steady for a year, judging the current cash rate of 4.35% - up from the 0.1% during the pandemic - is restrictive enough to bring inflation to its target band of 2-3% while ...

As of February 12, the next RBA board meeting is scheduled for March 18 and 19. The Board’s decision on interest rates will be announced on the second day at 2:30 pm, followed by the governor ...