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The Reserve Bank has left interest rates at 4.35 per cent in February after inflation cooled in the December quarter.
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The fastest monetary tightening cycle since the 1980s appears to be over after a surprisingly low inflation readout reinforced the case for an end to interest r…
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November figures will give RBA some comfort that its interest rate hikes are working.
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Australia's inflation rate has softened by more than expected in a promising sign for borrowers hoping for the end of interest rate hikes.
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Michele Bullock has claimed services such as hairdressing and dentist appointments are to blame for cost pressures in Australia. Here's what experts say.
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Australians will not experience any real income growth until next year, with the Reserve Bank of Australia warning inflation is still “too high” and more persis…
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Why it’s a good bet the RBA’s Melbourne Cup Day interest rate hike will be the last (The Conversation)
Throughout the Western world financial markets have been assuming central banks were done with increasing rates.
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Australian inflation was surprisingly strong in the third quarter amid broad-based and stubborn cost pressures.
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The Reserve Bank has left the cash rate on hold at 4.1 per cent for the fourth month in a row but has not ruled out future increases to return inflation to targ…
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A superannuation fund strategist is now expecting the Australian dollar to plunge to 59 US cents by Christmas as a result of China's economic slowdown.
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China's property sector, once a powerhouse of national economic growth, is in meltdown with predictions of worse to come.
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Australians frustrated with aggressive interest rate hikes are being warned the alternative is for the government to slash its spending, or demand more in tax.
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