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Australian economy in 'very good place': RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2025
... inflation - which removes the more volatile components of the index - fell to 2.7% over the year to June 2025. Headline inflation, which has been affected by temporary cost of living relief measures, was 2.1% over the year. "So, I think we're in ...

RBA cut all but certain: Experts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2025
... chief economist Brendan Rynne said there is "nothing stopping the RBA from cutting rates now". "The fall in headline inflation from 2.4% to 2.2% should give further comfort to the RBA that inflation is on track to be at 2.5% on a sustainable basis," ...

ECB drops interest rates by 0.25%

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2025
... Inflation currently sits around the 2% medium-term target. Revising earlier estimates, the ECB now expects headline inflation to average 2% in 2025, 1.6% in 2026 and 2% in 2027. "The downward revisions compared with the March projections, by 0.3 percentage ...

FOMC holds rates as Chalmers boasts 'our inflation is lower'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported underlying inflation was now at its lowest point in three years. "Our headline inflation is now lower than most major advanced economies, including the US, the UK, and Germany," Chalmers said. "And if you ...

CPI nears RBA's target range, but rate cut remains in doubt: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2025
... forecasting inflation will spill over its target range once state and federal governments pull back support. "Headline inflation is expected to temporarily be within the target range over the coming year, owing primarily to cost-of-living support measures ...

Economist's wishlist: Lower tariffs, bond yields settling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2025
... However, given recent upside inflation surprises and the high likelihood of higher tariffs, it is difficult to see headline inflation slowing to 2% for now," she said. "So, a good outcome for 2025 would be no further acceleration in inflation from current ...

ANZ, Macquarie bring forward rate cut expectations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... released, Chalmers put out a positive sentiment, though stopped short of predicting when the RBA would cut rates. "Headline inflation is now around a third of what we inherited from the Liberals. It's almost a quarter of its peak in 2022. In the last ...

Chalmers boasts inflation data, experts divided

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
... rising, now inflation has a two in front of it, and that is a demonstration of that progress," Chalmers said. "Headline inflation is now around a third of what we inherited from the Liberals. It's almost a quarter of its peak in 2022. In the last year ...

Bullock hints at no rate cut in 2025

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024
... the overall functioning of the Australian economy." Bullock acknowledged that inflation has been falling - headline inflation has eased to 2.8% over the year to September, down from 5.4% in 2023 - but said that the bank is waiting to see whether inflation ...

Interest rates to remain on hold for some time

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
... 4.35% at the November meeting, with the board indicating there are no plans for that to change anytime soon. "Headline inflation has fallen, but underlying inflation is still too high. The cash rate will stay restrictive until the board is confident ...