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RBA expected to ease in August after this week's surprise pause
Australia's central bank will cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.60% in August following a surprise pause this week ...
RBA’s Hauser: Enormous amount of uncertainty in global economy
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser said early Wednesday that there is an enormous amount of ...
The RBA’s misdiagnosis of this economic ailment will lead to more unnecessary hardship
Why it's high time for the Reserve Bank Board to put away its economic models and cut official interest rates.
Australia's central bank keeps rates at 3.85%, stuns markets
Australia's central bank on Tuesday left its cash rate steady at 3.85%, a shock for markets that had confidently wagered on a ...
Australia unexpectedly holds policy rate as it awaits more inflation data
The RBA said it was waiting for “a little more information to confirm that inflation remains on track to reach 2.5 per cent ...
Australian Dollar Stabilizes After RBA's Surprise Hold
The Reserve Bank of Australia blindslided the markets on Tuesday as the central bank held the cash rate at 3.85%. Click to ...
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The Reserve Bank keeps making awful decisions. Politicians can do that for much less, and with more accountability
The Reserve Bank is supposed to offer expertise in monetary policy, where politicians can't be trusted. But the bank has been ...
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Slow rate of cuts puts squeeze on business, households
Businesses and mortgage-holders banking on a cut to interest rates will have to wait more than a month before the next ...
Interest rates are on hold at 3.85%, as the Reserve Bank opts for caution over mortgage relief
The Reserve Bank is likely to move carefully. While inflation pressures have eased, the board wants to be sure prices stay ...