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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 ...

Inflation falls within RBA's target range

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024
... specified on numerous occasions that it will not be persuaded by temporary measures that artificially lower the headline inflation figure," McCormack said. "In this case, the government's energy rebates. The preferred inflation measure, the trimmed ...

IMF issues stark inflation warning for Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... its World Economic Outcomes report, the IMF predicted Australia would be one of two advanced economies with headline inflation above 3% by the end of next year, along with Slovakia. Despite Australia's poor economic outlook, the IMF said global growth ...

Inflation cools but RBA unlikely to budge

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024
... RBA is still focused on its high inflation challenge. The statement intentionally pointed out that although headline inflation is set to come down in the coming period, the RBA will remain focused on the underlying measures of inflation," Bloxham said. ...
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