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Unemployment rate rises to 3.7%

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
... it seems that the labour market is starting to loosen." Bloxham said this is good news for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), as it will take pressure off wages growth and inflation. "Falling employment and a rising unemployment rate would typically ...

We did too much: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2023
Fronting another parliamentary hearing today, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe acknowledged the central bank incorrectly predicted rates wouldn't rise until 2024, admitting he's embarrassed. Lowe explained that the pandemic ...

I know it's hard, but it could be harder: Lowe

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2023
Appearing at a Senate hearing today, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe said people have forgotten how corrosive inflation is. The governor explained the RBA has one priority and that is to bring inflation down. "Inflation at the moment ...

Recession risk for Australia minimal: Forum

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
... Bank of Australia's target range to close out the year." Inflation hit a whopping 7.8% at the end of 2022, spurring the RBA to ratchet up the cash rate even further. After a long hiatus at 10 basis points, the cash rate grew to 3.35% in February ...

Things to watch this reporting season: Morningstar

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
As the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) continues to hike rates, the market should brace for a potential slowdown in 2023, Morningstar says. Morningstar warned of the looming impact of the RBA's aggressive interest rate hikes, saying the Australian economy ...

Inflation expected to have peaked: RBA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has forecast that headline CPI (7.8%) is expected to be the peak in this economic cycle. In a monetary policy statement, the RBA said CPI is still high, affecting a range of goods and services. Global factors such ...

RBA hikes interest rates to 10-year high, flags further increases

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has hiked interest rates to 3.35%, signalling that there are more rate rises ahead. Despite moderating global inflation, high CPI inflation in Australia (7.8%), driven by both domestic demand and global factors, remains ...

RBA cash rate hike forecast by economists

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is widely tipped to lift the cash rate by 25 basis points today to fight ongoing inflationary pressure. According to HSBC chief economist Paul Bloxham, inflation is too high and there's yet to be clear evidence ...

Inflation remains high priority in 2023: Treasurer

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
... economic agenda this year but not the only part. He said: "There'll be a new Tax Expenditure Statement this month, we receive the RBA Review next month, there'll be an Employment White Paper and an Intergenerational Report." The Treasurer added this ...

Aussie shares to continue outperformance: Oliver

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023
... shares on 15.3 times and US shares on 17.1 times. On monetary tightening, Oliver said that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) policy is no longer relatively tight compared to other major central banks, including the Federal Reserve. "It has been taking ...