The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ January inflation print shows that trimmed mean inflation, which the Reserve Bank uses to measure Australia’s inflation rate, came in at 2.8 per cent, up from 2.7 per cent in December.
Aussie prospective homebuyers could snap up a home loan with an interest rate as low as 5.59 per cent after lenders slashed their rates following last week’s Reserve Bank meeting.
The Reserve Bank of Australia isn’t committed to any course of action on interest rates with Gov. Michele Bullock cautioning that easing policy too quickly may stoke a fresh wave of inflationary pressures.
Australian consumer prices dipped month-on-month in January, dragged lower by a slowdown in housing costs and a drop in holiday travel, an outcome that should help reassure policymakers that inflation is heading in the right direction.
Australia's central bank is cautious about cutting rates further given cost pressures in a hot labour market, but it will respond if inflation slows more quickly than expected, senior officials said on Friday.
Australia's central bank expects underlying inflation to fall faster than previously expected as it downgraded the economic outlook, although a still tight labour market is likely to create some lingering price pressures.
The RBA cut its cash rate by 25 bps to 4.10%, initiating a new easing cycle amid easing inflation. Click here to read what this means for Australian equities.
The Reserve Bank of Australia on Tuesday cut benchmark interest rates for the first time in over four years, joining ranks with other major global central banks, as softening inflation allows room for easing policy.
The Reserve Bank of Australia says it will cut its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, as the nation's inflationary pressure continues to ease.
Wrapping up its February policy meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cut the cash rate by a quarter-point to 4.1%, the first reduction since November 2020 when the pandemic crisis saw ...
The Reserve Bank of Australia reduced its interest rate to 4.1%, responding to cooling inflation and maintaining economic stability. The move ends an upward trend and was influenced by a decline in inflation rates and stable employment figures.
Australia’s central bank has reduced its benchmark interest rate for the first time since October 2020 as the nation’s inflation cools.