Getting productivity on track would make Australian workers $14,000 better off in a decade, but top economists warn ‘poor decisions’ by governments are holding the country back.
Matt Mckenzie
Michele Bullock has knocked back jitters about last month’s unemployment rise amid pressure on her Reserve Bank to drop interest rates.
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s two rate cuts this year have encouraged WA consumers to take advantage of EOFY bargains in June, but one expert warns the retail sugar hit may just be a one-off.
Cheyanne Enciso
The share of homeowners at risk of mortgage stress ticked up in June despite the Reserve Bank of Australia delivering two rate cuts this year in some much-needed financial relief for households.
Michele Bullock’s Reserve Bank board has given a full overview of why it did not rush to cut interest rates earlier this month.
Australia will begin publishing a complete monthly measure of inflation from November 26, addressing a long-standing gap in the nation’s economic data.
Swati Pandey
Michele Bullock’s Reserve Bank has become the national fix-it squad called on to solve every economic problem — but all eyes should really be on Canberra.
Hopes for a third interest rate cut have been boosted after Australia’s jobs boom stalled but economists have warned not to pop the champagne corks for an August move just yet.
Shoppers celebrating the end of surcharge fees on card payments have been warned they’ll end up covering the cost anyway, when retailers are forced to build-in the charge.
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Jackson Hewett
Last week’s move by the Reserve Bank to hold fire on a third interest rate cut for 2025 has failed to dampen the spirits of Australian consumers.
Daniel Newell
The Reserve Bank has flagged an end to a bugbear of almost every Australian shopper — debit and credit card surcharge fees.
The nation’s biggest bank says Australia must break its addiction to taxing income and rein in “unsustainable” government spending growth.
When the RBA stunned financial markets by keeping rates on hold, Dr Chalmers noted the overwhelming expectation of a cut and the split vote on the call by the RBA’s board.
Sean Smith
Under-the-pump Australian mortgage holders may still be feeling the impacts of the cost-of-living crunch despite the Reserve Bank moving on interest rates twice this year.
Cameron Micallef
WA fintech ProspEx has been selected by the Reserve Bank of Australia to take part in a nationwide research effort investigating where digital assets could be used in the economy.
Simone Grogan
The Reserve Bank has given the middle finger to analysts and financial traders by holding interest rates steady on Tuesday. Rightly so.
Australian businesses are showing signs of a revival after a rocky start to 2025, with new bank data suggesting conditions are ‘stabilising, if not starting to turn around.’
Michele Bullock says the Reserve Bank wants to make sure inflation has been “nailed” after defying markets to hold interest rates steady today.
Michele Bullock is speaking out after the Reserve Bank shocked economists and homeowners by keeping interest rates on hold. Follow it live here.
David Johns
The Reserve Bank is hotly tipped to cut interest rates for a third time on Tuesday but one economist has declared the near-certainty in markets over the looming decision “bewildering”.
With markets all but assured the Reserve Bank board will cut interest rates at its upcoming meeting, the bigger question for traders is what they say next.
Jacob Shteyman
Westpac has become the third big four bank tipping an interest rate cut in July but chief economist Luci Ellis warned the decision would be line ball.
Hopes for another interest rate cut have been boosted by slowing inflation but economists have declared the RBA will have a “close” decision at its meeting next month.
