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RBA hikes rates, suggests more to come

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hiked interest rates by 0.25% at the May meeting, bringing the official cash rate to 4.35%. This hike has now fully reversed the 75bps of cuts delivered last year and the cash rate is now in-line with its peak during ...

Inflation skyrockets in March, RBA hike almost certain

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... the data reinforces market expectations that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will continue lifting the official cash rate. "While business and market sentiment remain fragile amid geopolitical uncertainty, persistently high oil prices and a tight ...

MA Financial expands hospitality portfolio in NZ

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2026
... The fund has a target investment of $4.3 million (NZ$5m) and returns of 4% p.a. in excess of New Zealand's official cash rate over a three-year period. The transaction is targeting settlement in the coming months and adds to MA Financial's subsidiary ...

RBA lifts the cash rate for first time since 2023

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has lifted the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.85% at its board first meeting in 2026. The RBA had either cut or kept the cash rate on hold for the past 17 consecutive meetings. In announcing the decision ...

RBA says it can 'afford to be patient' on rate decisions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2025
... assessment that monetary policy was still slightly restrictive, it would also be more inclined to leave the official cash rate where it currently stands at 3.6%. "Members noted that any of these scenarios could limit the scope for further monetary easing ...

RBA cuts rates, experts debate next moves

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) delivered a 0.25% interest rate cut at the August meeting, bringing the official cash rate down to 3.6%. The RBA board noted that the easing in inflation alongside a softening in the labour market led to the decision ...

La Trobe debuts first ASX-listed investment product

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
... Credit Fund (ASX: LF1) is a diversified private credit strategy benchmarked to the Reserve Bank of Australia Official Cash Rate plus 3.25% per annum, net of fees, costs, and taxes, targeting monthly distributions. The fund offers a "balanced and flexible" ...

Cost-of-living, unaffordable advice fuels financial stress: Surveys

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2025
... mortgage holders could potentially see repayments decrease with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lowering the official cash rate to 3.85% last week. Finder head of consumer research Graham Cooke said two rate cuts may not be enough to ease the spike ...

RBA cut expected, but then what?

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... Australia (RBA) is expected to cut interest rates when it meets next week by 25 basis points, bringing the official cash rate down to 3.85%. However, Commonwealth Bank (CBA) head of Australian economics Gareth Aird said he is not expecting any forward ...

Institutional capital returns to retail real estate after hiatus

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2025
... continued flow-through of income tax cuts, positive real wage growth of 0.9% per annum, and potential cuts to the official cash rate, the likelihood of which has increased due to global economic risks linked to US President Donald Trump's tariff measures ...
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