11 Nov 2022
Some Australians borrow more to “keep up with the Joneses” but not for houses, latest data has revealed.
2 Jun 2020
The central bank has been urged to consider further cuts to the cash rate in the wake of the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis
17 Jan 2023
The Commonwealth Bank believes Australia will avoid a recession this year so long as the Reserve Bank ends its ...
20 Feb 2023
The central bank says it’s the level of cash rate — not the speed it’s achieved — that matters, Australian senators have ...
2 May 2023
The official cash rate has been hiked to 3.85 per cent, the highest level since 2012.
14 Mar 2022
Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has said he doesn’t feel a “mounting pressure” to hike the cash rate, noting it would be a ...
8 Nov 2021
The Reserve Bank has insisted the cash rate will not increase next year, despite inflation creeping up faster than expected
2 Oct 2023
Jim Chalmers has denied allegations of “radical change” to the composition of the RBA board.
20 Apr 2023
The federal Treasurer has confirmed the government will work to instate all 51 recommendations of the RBA review and ...
5 Dec 2023
The central bank has held the official cash rate steady in the lead-up to the holiday season.
29 Nov 2022
RBA governor Philip Lowe has issued an apology to borrowers who “acted on what we’d said and now regret what they had done
20 May 2022
The Reserve Bank will be closely watching how households respond to higher rates as it decides its next move, ANZ senior ...
1 Nov 2022
Most big four banks expect a 0.25 per cent rate hike today, but recent inflation data may have put 50bps back on the table.
4 Oct 2021
The real estate platform has warned the pandemic widened the wealth divide, draining Australia’s young people and low-income ...
7 Nov 2023
The November rate hike is set to disrupt the nation's housing market rebound according to CoreLogic's research director.
24 Jan 2024
Major bank economists have forecast a softer-than-expected print from the upcoming quarterly CPI data.
5 May 2023
The central bank has reiterated that its forecast is not “pure predictions of the future”.
9 Mar 2023
Following its 10th consecutive interest rate hike, the Reserve Bank of Australia has hinted that the end could be near.
7 Feb 2023
Australia’s central bank has confirmed a cash rate hike to start 2023, as sundry economists had expected.
21 Mar 2022
Despite having higher loan-to-valuation ratios and lower cash buffers, first home buyers have been found to be no more likely ...
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Comments
I'm pretty concerned about investor activity right now and its impact on housing prices. Yes, banks have relaxed lending criteria, making it easier to get money but the impact Ive seen already in inve.....rba needs to get the nest year or so right otherwise well be in trouble.
Any out-of-cycle downward cut to variable rates has to be minor and more likely an adjustment to previous rate cuts that were not fully passed on. The RBA's cash rate determines a benchmark for margin.....rba's cash rate determines a benchmark for margins, and while some lenders may take a hit on their m...
I dont know of any bank that has lifted their reverse mortgage interest rates out of line with any RBA movements. What the hell are they talking about?.....rba movements. What the hell are they talking about?
Such garbage... CHOICE is the most corrupt organisation in Australia, and only recommend businesses, companies, people that benefit themselves. The only conflict of interest via the commission syste...