Interest rates, inflation: Quarterly CPI data reveals rise ahead of RBA meeting
Australians hanging out for a rate cut have been dealt a fresh blow after another hike in inflation. The consumer…
Aussie credit card debt rises for fourth month in a row to $17.66bn
The total household credit card debt attracting interest charges has risen for the fourth month in a row, with Aussies…
Stage 3 tax cuts: Economists call for delay to tax cut relief
Sticking to the planned rollout of the Albanese government’s stage three tax cuts risks further fuelling inflation, making the RBA’s…
Interest rates, Inflation: RBA drops talks of new rate hikes, March meeting minutes reveal
The Reserve Bank did not consider the case for an additional increase to interest rates at its March meeting, marking…
Inflation holds steady at 3.4 per cent in February buoying rate cut hopes
Inflation held steady last month, buoying hopes that the Reserve Bank can move to cut interest rates this year. Consumer…
Interest rates: Reserve Bank makes call on cash rate
The Reserve Bank has spared borrowers fresh pain, but households holding out for rate cuts have had their hopes dashed…
Economists issue rate cut warning over the controversial Stage 3 tax cuts; Treasurer Jim Chalmers
The scheduled stage three tax cuts could stop the Reserve Bank from cutting interest earlier, economists have cautioned, amid warnings…
ABS Consumer Price Index: Inflation eases in November to near two-year low
Inflation’s broad slowdown continued in November, easing borrowers’ fears of a further interest rate increase at the Reserve Bank’s February…
Borrowers’ hopes for relief fade as markets push out RBA rate cut timing to September
Borrowers hoping for reprieve from high interest rates may have to wait longer still with impending inflation data set to…