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Interest rates at highest level in 15 years

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2026
... housing prices have fallen in most capital cities and new housing loans have declined noticeably," the RBA said. "Labour market conditions have eased broadly as expected in recent months, and labour market leading indicators are broadly stable. Meanwhile ...

Jobs data 'final nail in the coffin' for rate rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
... taken with a grain of salt. That said, the RBA will likely be guided by the still reasonably firm range of other labour market indicators, such as job advertisements and corporate hiring intentions," Bassanese said. "For the RBA, the lift in unemployment ...

Intergenerational Report looks to AI to buoy productivity slump

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... investment are accelerating, with the potential to boost productivity. "While there is not yet evidence of significant labour market impacts, it is expected that productivity gains will arise from some tasks being automated using AI, and that demand ...

Fed's rate hike exacerbates Australia's outlook

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
... remains reasonably strong," he said. "This data gives the Fed scope to tighten without immediately threatening the labour market. However the more pressing question is whether one rate hike is enough to bring inflation down and if the Fed will need to ...

CEDA warns migration cuts will have economic spillover

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
... headline migration figures might be seductive, changes at scale will have a spillover in the economy including the labour market. The government's immigration policy recently came under the spotlight regarding whether refugee intake will be reduced. ...

RBA on hold but keeps door open for more hikes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2026
... improve," Rynne said. "[The RBA] is trying to bring inflation back to target without causing unnecessary damage to the labour market, but ultimately its primary responsibility is price stability. On balance, we would not be surprised to see another rate ...

Mixed inflation data keeps August RBA meeting a 'live' one

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
... view that inflation remains sticky, rather than signaling a decisive disinflation trend. "Combined with a resilient labour market and a buoyant equity market, the Australian economy remains on a solid footing. This should support the RBA's hawkish ...

Jobs data surprises on the upside, rate hike on the cards

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... believes there is at least one more rate hike coming this year, and a considerable chance of two hikes. "Australia's labour market is determined not to give the RBA the breathing room it needs. Unemployment holding at 4.4% for a second consecutive month ...

IMF downgrades Australian outlook

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
... Hunter said the RBA will "continue to act as needed" to ensure inflation returns to the target range of 2-3% and the labour market has sustainable full employment. "Ultimately, while supply shocks create difficult trade-offs, they do not lessen the importance ...

Inflation cools, RBA facing 'uncomfortable trade-off'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... growth and elevated inflation. The economy slowed sharply in the March quarter, households are cautious, and the labour market is cooling," Smith said. "That may normally suggest the central bank needs to be patient. But with underlying inflation now ...
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