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Australia's consumer inflation slowed to a 13-month low in May.
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Sydney real estate agent and auctioneer, Tom Panos, has warned that the RBA’s latest rate hike could be the “tipping point”.
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While the RBA frets about house prices rising again, China’s central bank is worried its property sector can’t get off the canvass.
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After the 12th interest rate rise in just over a year, RBA Governor Philip Lowe said further rate increases could be necessary to tame inflation.
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A small war has broken out amongst some economics on the topic of whether Australia’s central bank has performed well over decades.
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Governor of central bank says rate pause in April had given board ‘more time to assess the pulse of the economy’ before Tuesday’s increase to 11-year high.
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The consumer price index for the first three months of 2023 has come in at an annual rate of 7%, down from the 32-year high of 7.8%
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More pain for mortgage holders could be on the way after the Reserve Bank of Australia indicated the possibility of further interest rate rises.
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A day after the Reserve Bank's run of interest rate rises was paused, the bank's governor has suggested there will be more increases to come.
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The Reserve Bank’s 10th interest rates hike in a row last week has sparked a flurry of fresh activity from lenders, which have been quick to pass on higher mort…
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Many home owners who were prompted to borrow more in a rising market face negative equity.
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A review commissioned by the treasurer and due to report to him by the end of March might recommend changes at the RBA.
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