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RBA interest rates: Australian borrowers given reprieve as Reserve Bank pauses again

The RBA has left the official cash rate on hold at 4.1%, the highest level since 2012, in line with investors’ expectations

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Australia is about to set its first full employment target – and it will define people's lives for decades

Stand by for one of the most important decisions Treasurer Jim Chalmers and the Albanese government will make.

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Labor to meet Greens over housing bill – as it happened

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Economists split over chance of August rate rise as Australian property price rebound slows

Analysts differ over whether Reserve Bank will raise the cash rate another 25 basis points in the 13th increase since May 2022

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Australians pull back on retail spending as case for holding interest rate grows

Sales turnover across most categories dips amid cost-of-living pressures ahead of RBA decision on cash rate next week

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Inflation has peaked – but will the RBA stop raising rates and focus on locking in low unemployment?

The latest numbers show success in the fight against inflation even as jobs figures remain stable

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Australia’s falling inflation means interest rates have peaked? Don’t bank on it

Yes, consumer price growth has been on the skids since December and was only 5.4% for month of June. But beware inflationary clouds on the horizon

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Underlying inflation has slipped below 6%, but is the slide enough to stop the RBA pushing up rates further?

Australia’s inflation rate has fallen for the second consecutive quarter.

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Australia’s June quarter inflation falls to 6%, ABS reports

Drop was more than expected by economists, increasing likelihood the Reserve Bank will extend its interest rate pause next week

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Rent Increases Are Forecast To Decrease Soon So Here’s Why And Everything We Know So Far

Finally some good news.

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Unemployment rate falls to 3.5% as the economy adds 32,600 jobs in June on latest ABS figures

The bureau of statistics labour numbers will be examined closely by the Reserve Bank when it meets on August 1 to consider interest rates

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Aussie unemployment rate hangs on at 3.5 per cent

The labour market has proved resilient, with the jobless rate coming in at 3.5 per cent and 33,000 new jobs added to the economy.

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Outlook for economic activity slightly more upbeat

Australia's economic growth is still tracking towards lower-than-usual performance despite future-looking indicators showing a glimmer of improvement.

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Albanese says it’s ‘dumb’ to expect change without Indigenous voice in talkback radio clash

PM tells 2GB radio’s Ben Fordham that media have a responsibility not to ‘raise red herrings’ after being repeatedly questioned over impacts of voice proposal

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Afternoon Update: sport organisations condemn Commonwealth Games axing; Rome braces for record heat; and 2007 iPhone sells for $279,000

Premier Daniel Andrews has cited a cost blowout to $7bn as the main reason for pulling the event

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Economy could slow more than the Reserve Bank expected, latest RBA minutes reveal

Bank left cash rate unchanged in July and meeting minutes state squeeze on households means consumption could slow ‘more sharply than implied by the current forecasts’

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Senator says treaty ‘the only way forward’ – as it happened

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Growth fears, expiring fixed rates fuelled RBA's pause

The Reserve Bank board had another tough choice between hitting pause on interest rates or delivering another hike at its last meeting.

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First female RBA governor to bring 'reform agenda'

The incoming governor of the Reserve Bank, Michele Bullock, will have a full plate overhauling the major institution and laying out new ground rules.

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PM says time to get ‘yes’ case rolling – as it happened

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Easing global inflation story takes pressure off rates

Moderating inflation around the world could help the Reserve Bank build the case for an extended pause on interest rates.

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'I have a mountain of respect' for Lowe: Treasurer

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is unable to say if inflation can come back down without a rise in unemployment but declined to comment on the RBA's July rate decision.

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Hundreds charged after NSW domestic violence operation; South Australia moves to ban no cause evictions – as it happened

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Michele Bullock spells continuity at RBA – but respite unlikely for borrowers

The new chief was one of the board members raising interest rates, but has been brought in to reform the central bank

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New RBA governor to send the right message on rate talk

A leading economist says the Reserve Bank's new governor brings monetary policy credibility while the treasurer praises her leadership and communication skills.

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