An exceptional month of Australian jobs growth has sparked warnings of an inflation bounce, but an interest rate cut next week is still seen as highly likely.
Matt Mckenzie
Australia’s consumer sentiment recovered slightly in May following Anthony Albanese’s landslide election win and as prospects of future interest rate cuts become more likely.
Cheyanne Enciso
Most analysts are asking not if, but by how much, the Reserve Bank will cut interest rates — and upcoming jobs data could be pivotal to that decision.
Jacob Shteyman
Under-pressure homeowners are set to win in a new mortgage war sparked by as many as four interest rate cuts this year, as major lenders race to slash fixed rates to entice new customers.
Australia’s household spending has snapped a five-month winning streak as the impact of cyclone Alfred on the east coast disrupts the cash splash, giving the Reserve Bank another reason to cut rates in May.
‘Good, but not great’: Core inflation has edged back into the Reserve Bank’s target band and economists say an interest rate cut remains likely.
A flood of superannuation cash into global markets has meant Australia’s reliance on foreign investment has fallen to levels not seen in 40 years.
Major banks are locking in expectations of an interest rate cut in May just as new Reserve Bank research shows the impact of relief would extend far beyond mortgages.
Australia will have close to the highest inflation among developed nations next year even as the global economy teeters on the brink through a trade storm and surging public debt, the IMF predicts.
Australia’s jobs market posted another solid month in March but the Reserve Bank will be focused on the road ahead amid a growing trade war.
NAB experts have declared recessions are ‘highly likely’ in some major economies, with the bank dialling down growth forecasts as Donald Trump’s tariff chaos rampages through markets.
A big fall in Australia’s exchange rate or major supply chain disruptions would restart inflation, the Reserve Bank has warned as it readies for the global trade storm.
About 30,000 Australian businesses are in default of their tax debts and the looming storm of Donald Trump’s trade war will likely push more over the edge.
This economist has ditched his long-running caution about interest rate cuts amid Donald Trump’s chaotic trade war.
Michele Bullock says her Reserve Bank will be patient watching the fallout from the global trade storm on a day markets rebounded following a backflip by Donald Trump
As rate-cut bets see-saw, the Reserve Bank governor says Australia is well placed for overseas shocks in her first speech since Donald Trump's tariff thump.
A big investment bank reckons a super-sized interest rate cut is coming next month as panicked markets up their bets on rate relief despite concerns about inflation.
Panicked investors have bet on four to five more rate cuts through to the end of December as analysts predict President Donald Trump’s massive tax hikes will batter the US economy.
Governor Michele Bullock wants to dampen concern that the Reserve Bank’s February rate cut has sparked a resurgence of rising prices in Australia’s housing market.
Mortgage holders could know by April 30 whether to expect more interest rate relief, as the Reserve Bank casts its eyes on a crucial inflation reading.
A cautious Reserve Bank has kept interest rates on hold, but declared it is ready to act as an escalating trade war sparks uncertainty about the future of the global economy.
With an eye on the possible market turmoil to come, the RBA says monetary policy is well placed to respond to global developments if they were to have material implications for Australia.
Daniel Newell
Share markets took a battering on Monday ahead of major economic news this week when the US reveals further tariffs and the Reserve Bank inks its next decision on interest rates.
Australia’s corporate watchdog and central bank have scolded Australian Securities Exchange over “deep concerns” for its reliability as a trading house and for taking too long to fix incident-prone systems.
Simone Grogan
