Chalmers claims ‘sustained progress’ against inflation, as government crosses its fingers for rate cut
The Albanese government – and the financial markets – would be shocked if the Reserve Bank doesn’t cut interest rates in ...
‘Can’t be confident’ Australia has beaten inflation yet
Judo Bank Chief Economic Advisor Warren Hogan discusses the interest rate figures released on Tuesday which came in at the ...
Aussie discretionary retailers hit third straight record on rate cut hopes
Australian discretionary retailers hit a record for the third straight session on Thursday, after cooling inflation data ...
‘Economic case is not there’: Major call on February rate cut
A leading Australian economist remains unconvinced the Reserve Bank of Australia should cut rates when it meets in February ...
AUD/USD slides as weak inflation data fuels RBA rate cut bets
The AUD/USD dropped by 0.57% to 0.6225 on Wednesday, struggling near weekly lows below 0.6250. Softer-than-expected inflation ...
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Live updates: Australian share market set to rise ahead of quarterly inflation data, Wall Street recovers from DeepSeek shock sell-off
A rally on Wall Street is likely to send Australian stocks higher, while the Buerau of Statistics is set to release the ...
Revealed: The Australian state with the best-performing economy
Australia's largest state has held off a fast-finishing Queensland to remain the country's best-performing economy.
Australia CPI set to ease further in December, nearing RBA’s target
The RBA has maintained the Official Cash Rate (OCR) steady at 4.35% since November 2023, claiming inflation needs to “sustainably” return to its target band of 2% - 3% before considering a rate cut.