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Reserve Bank of Australia

Latest news on the Reserve Bank of Australia from the Guardian

August 2024

  • Reserve Bank of Australia governor Michele Bullock

    Australia’s productivity riddle – and what it might mean for interest rates

  • Police tape

    Australia news live
    Sydney teacher charged with further alleged sexual offences – as it happened

  • RBA governor Michele Bullock in business attire sitting in front of a microphone

    RBA downplays role of government spending in stoking inflation

  • Greg Jericho

    Grogonomics
    The RBA and its critics claim Australia’s economy needs to be slowed down. But the data shows both are wrong

    Greg Jericho
  • The RBA poured cold water on an interest rate cut before Christmas – but its hawkish stance may make inflation even worse

    Nicki Hutley
  • RBA ‘will not hesitate’ to raise interest rates again to combat inflation, Michele Bullock warns

  • Commonwealth Bank still predicts interest rate cut in 2024 as RBA defends keeping cash rate on hold

  • The RBA left interest rates on hold – but don’t get your hopes up for a cut any time soon

  • Australian borrowers spared interest rate rise but RBA governor warns cut ‘not on the agenda’ in near term

  • To hike or to hold? The case for each as RBA weighs interest rate decision

July 2024

  • People are seen in a shopping centre

    Inflation rises to 3.8% amid hopes the RBA will hold off hiking interest rates again

  • Shoppers in a Melbourne shopping centre

    Australia’s inflation rise could light the fuse on an early election

  • Woman shopping in supermarket carrying basket

    There’s a huge amount riding on the latest inflation figures. Here’s why

  • person walks past RBA office

    Another rate rise ‘cannot be justified’ and would put Australia’s economy at risk, economists warn

  • Mortgage stress rose in June with 1m Australian households ‘extremely at risk’, report says

  • Grogonomics
    Australian workers’ living standards have been destroyed – and there is little good news ahead

    Greg Jericho
  • Low inflation targeting is such a dubious idea. Why did the Reserve Bank adopt it in the first place?

    John Quiggin

June 2024

  • Andrew Hauser

    Can Australia’s borrowers dodge another interest rate hike? We’ll know more soon

    May’s inflation figures sent alarm bells ringing that the RBA would hike rates. But technically we are still on track for the central bank’s target
  • shopping trolley

    Australia’s inflation rises to 4%, stoking concern interest rates could increase again

    The consumer price index increased to its highest level in 2024, indicating the Reserve Bank is unlikely to cut interest rates soon
  • Greg Jericho

    Grogonomics
    Households are hurting. Savings are weak. The future’s uncertain. Is a rate cut near?

    Greg Jericho
    While some like to suggest another hike is needed, the RBA is not so quick to dismiss the pain the economy is already feeling
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