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An RBA paper suggests the rapid growth in foreign students post-pandemic did not play a big role in pushing rents higher.
Productivity growth is the key driver of rising living standards over time. Looking through recent volatility, productivity ...
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A “couple of storm fronts coming out of the US” has seen the Australian dollar soar in recent weeks, adding further pressure on the RBA to cut interest rates.
RBA governor Michele Bullock will reveal next week whether the Board is hiking, holding or dropping interest rates. (Source: AAP/Getty) Questions are being raised over whether banks will pass on a ...
The prospect of lower interest rates is pushing the market into new territory. The post The ASX 200 just hit a new record ...
One of Australia’s big four banks has challenged the Reserve Bank on its looming cash rate decision, revealing a big issue governor Michele Bullock will face if the board decides not to cut.
The country’s major banks say Australian consumer confidence was rocked after the RBA decided against cutting the official cash rate in July.
Policy Economy Monetary policy Yoga, isolation or a ‘shadow’ board? How economists predict RBA calls The art of forecasting what the central bank will do with interest rates is a difficult one ...
The RBA’s decision-making process is back to being almost exclusively data dependent. So waiting for another inflation update on July 30 doesn’t really pose much of a risk.
Consumer confidence slumps on RBA defying market rate bets The country’s major banks say Australian consumer confidence was rocked after the RBA decided against cutting the official cash rate in ...
RBA wants to scrap surcharge fees, says consumers would save $1.2 billion The Reserve Bank of Australia wants to scrap surcharge fees on card payments and cut other fees, in a move it thinks will ...