Australian economy
Opinion
Inflation
Don’t be so sure we’ll have inflation back to normal any time soon
Disruptions to the supply side of the economy won’t be going away – and that’s a problem.
- by Ross Gittins
Latest
Lowe warns against rent freezes as he signals rates may rise again
RBA governor Philip Lowe makes his last appearance before the House of Representatives’ economics committee before he is replaced by deputy Michele Bullock.
- by Shane Wright
Lowe’s last stand: RBA governor to face MPs one more time
Every six months, the RBA governor is quizzed by federal MPs. Philip Lowe faces his last federal grilling on Friday.
- by Shane Wright
Opinion
Opinion
The Greens could seize control on housing, and the PM didn’t see it coming
Australia is now less binary, more ternary, which bodes ill for our political duopoly if they continue to get it wrong on housing.
- by Tone Wheeler
Wary consumers fear RBA is not done with rate rises
As evidence mounts that consumers are shutting their wallets, a key measure of confidence actually fell despite interest rates remaining steady.
- by Shane Wright
Economy could shrink under interest rates and tax: RBA
The economy is facing its worst non-pandemic year since the 1990-91 recession as high interest rates, inflation and taxes hit the nation’s consumers.
- by Shane Wright
Rate cuts tipped for next year as shoppers slash spending like it’s 1991
The biggest fall in the volume of goods bought by shoppers in over 30 years has economists warning the Reserve Bank will have to cut interest rates in 2024.
- by Shane Wright
Updated
Interest rates
Respite for mortgage holders as RBA holds rates steady for second month
Home buyers, renters and businesses could be spared any further financial pain after the RBA again left the cash rate at 4.1 per cent while signalling the economy is on track for a soft landing.
- by Shane Wright and Rachel Clun
Analysis
Interest rates
Has the interest rate summit been reached?
Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe may have finally planted his flag at the top of Mount Interest Rate.
- by Shane Wright
Opinion
Inside China
China’s big solution is missing a vital ingredient
How Beijing manages the efforts to revive the faltering economy matters for commodity producers like Australia.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
RBA mulls one more rate rise as borrowers tap into savings
Australians are using savings built up during the COVID-19 pandemic to weather cost-of-living pressures even as house values continue to climb.
- by Shane Wright