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Inflation remains firm, May rate hike still in play

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... reflected in the March quarter inflation results. "As it stands, therefore, it's still likely that the March quarter inflation report will be uncomfortably high, leaving the Reserve Bank under pressure to raise rates again in May. News of a possible ...

Unemployment rate may tip the scale in favour of February RBA hike

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2026
... Bassanese said while the report "does not guarantee a Reserve Bank interest rate hike," it makes next week's inflation report "even more [of] a 'make or break' moment." The numbers shocked, with a 65,000 bounce back in employment for December ...

RBA cut 'highly likely', but caution remains

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025
Economists and experts are anticipating another interest rate cut to be delivered by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) at its August meeting tomorrow. T. Rowe Price co-portfolio manager of the dynamic global bond strategy Scott Solomon said unlike ...

Unemployment data throws 'curveball' at RBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... wiggle room for the RBA to cut rates in August even if there's modest upward inflation surprise in next week's inflation report." State Street Investment Management APAC economist Krishna Bhimavarapu agreed the unemployment numbers will spark a rate ...

British banker to become RBA deputy governor

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
... committees. Hauser has also held senior roles across most of the BoE's other major functions, including leading its Inflation Report, its international economic analysis, and its regional agencies' intelligence gathering. Treasurer Jim Chalmers ...

US inflation drops to 8.5%

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2022
... remained extremely tight, which has supported wage growth. "While the Fed will draw some comfort from todays' inflation report, the fight against high inflation is far from over and the risks of elevated inflation becoming entrenched is still high against ...

Chief economist update: BOE lets peers do the heavy lifting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
... think? Nope. "The Committee continues to judge that, were the economy to develop broadly in line with its May Inflation Report projections that included an assumption of a smooth Brexit, an ongoing tightening of monetary policy over the forecast period ...

Chief economist update: BOE going the wrong way?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2019
... consistent with BOE governor Mark Carney's statement that, "were the economy to develop broadly in line with its Inflation Report projections, an ongoing tightening of monetary policy over the forecast period, at a gradual pace and to a limited extent ...

Chief economist update: It wasn't me, it's the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... easy to dismiss his ranting then. But Trump's recent outburst has been straight away vindicated by the US inflation report released last night. America's annual headline inflation rate slowed to 2.3% in September from 2.7% in the previous month. ...

Chief economist update: Heaven can wait but the BOE couldn't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
... remains optimistic. The MPC's updated growth and inflation projections are broadly the same as in the May Inflation Report: GDP growth is forecast at 1.4% this year (1.4% in May) before lifting to 1.8% in 2019 (1.7% in May) and 1.7% in 2020 (unchanged). ...
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