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Spring brings brighter outlook as rate hike fears fade

As signs of improving consumer and business confidence emerge, economists are speculating the Reserve Bank might be shifting its thinking on interest rates.

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IMF endorses RBA high interest rates and warns a further hike might be needed if the inflation fight stalls

The International Monetary Fund has endorsed the Reserve Bank’s tough monetary policy – while warning rates might need to rise again if the fight against inflation stalls.

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Gold Coast high school students hospitalised after eating mushroom gummies – as it happened

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Generation dread: Aussies unprepared for money shocks

Most Australians are unsatisfied with their finances, with just one quarter equipped to handle unexpected money issues, a survey has found.

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China stimulus a 'very good development for Australia'

After iron ore prices plunged by more than a third since the start of the year, Chinese stimulus measures spell good news for the Australian budget.

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RBA warns two factors risk increasing number of Australians caught in mortgage struggle

Vast majority of borrowers servicing their debts but arrears could grow if economy slows more than expected, bank says

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More borrowers falling behind but better days are ahead

Some households are doing it tougher due to high inflation and interest rates but conditions are about to improve, a Reserve Bank of Australia report says.

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Richard Holden says no interest rate fall likely for 12 months

For many Australians, the COVID-19 pandemic has become a fading memory as the world has moved away from lockdowns and masks. However, its lasting impacts, including persistent inflation, remain.

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Afternoon Update: inflation hits three-year low; BoM tsunami warning test prompts panic; and the legacy of Daria

Inflation dived last month to its lowest rate in three years, but the Reserve Bank will wait for a more sustained drop before it starts cutting interest rates.

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At 2.7%, Australian inflation is back within the RBA zone. Here’s why that matters

A closely watched measure of Australian inflation dived in the month of August, plunging from 3.5% in July to just 2.7%.

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Dollar hits 19-month high, miners gain as banks fall

The ASX200 dropped 0.2 per cent, while miners gained and the local currency hit its highest level in 19 months on China's aggressive stimulus measures.

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Rebound fears as energy help flicks switch on inflation

Federal energy bill relief has led to a drop in monthly inflation figures, but there are warnings the measures only caused an artificial reduction.

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No RBA rate cut yet, but Governor Bullock is about to find the pressure overwhelming

Who’d want to be Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock? On Tuesday she had to do the almost impossible: defend a decision not to cut interest rates at a time when they were being cut in just about every other major industrial nation.

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Don't put money on rates relief soon, borrowers warned

Mortgage-holders should not get their hopes up for near-term relief, says a hawkish Reserve Bank governor as the cash rate was again held at 4.35 per cent.

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View from The Hill: The Greens’ demands on the RBA make for bad economic policy. Is it also crazy politics?

When the Greens tell Labor they’re ready to negotiate, what they usually mean is they’re preparing to make populist demands that can’t or shouldn’t be met.

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AFL stars walk Brownlow medal red carpet – as it happened

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War of words over inflation as national debt dives

Australia lags behind western nations in tackling inflation, the shadow treasurer says, as the Reserve Bank mulls whether to lower interest rates.

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Reserve Bank to hold the line despite US Fed cut

The Reserve Bank is unlikely to give interest rate relief to borrowers at the September meeting as Australia's inflation rate still has fight left in it.

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Impact of US rate cut in Australia remains to be seen

Senior minister Bill Shorten says it's unclear how much of an impact the US Federal Reserve's interest rates cut will have on Australia's economy.

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Resilience of jobs market put to test

Fresh labour force data will be watched closely following the Reserve Bank's assessment it was still operating above 'full employment'.

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Why is Labor trying to reform the RBA and why is Peter Dutton opposing the changes?

The Coalition has indicated it won’t support the reforms, which it says could let Labor allies take control of interest rates

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New fear unlocked: unemployment worries grip consumers

Consumers are becoming more concerned about the sluggish economy and what this could mean for jobs, with cost-of-living becoming a lower order worry.

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Labor opens door to negotiating with Greens on RBA reforms after Coalition blocks proposal

Peter Dutton’s opposition also puts up new roadblocks to potential deal on government’s aged care reforms

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Coalition torpedoes bipartisan deal on Reserve Bank monetary policy board

The federal opposition has torpedoed Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ attempt to get a bipartisan deal to install a specialist monetary policy board in the Reserve Bank, claiming the reform would enable the treasurer to “stack” the new board.

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Treasurer distances himself from his former boss’ Reserve Bank attack

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has distanced himself from the strident attack his one-time boss Wayne Swan launched on the Reserve Bank, which the former treasurer accused of “putting economic dogma over rational decision-making”.

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