Reports Tagged: RBA

October 06, 2026

Senior Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) officials are likely to back Governor Michele Bullock’s strident stance against inflation during a run of scheduled public appearances this month, giving the Bank the

September 27, 2026

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is prepared to push the unemployment rate near 5% with two more rate hikes, to get inflation back to target — a pursuit Governor

September 17, 2026

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is now more likely than not to raise the cash rate to 4.60% at its September 28-29 meeting on inflation data that has run

August 27, 2026

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) heads into its September 28-29 policy meeting with trimmed-mean inflation stuck at 3.6% for a third straight month, a level its own August forecast

August 04, 2026

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will hold rates at 4.35% this month, and its next move remains more likely a cut than a hike, the same call we made

June 25, 2026

The Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) next move is likely a rate cut, not a hike, notwithstanding stronger May employment data. The inflation data, the RBA Governor, and her deputy have

June 18, 2026

The Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) unanimous decision to hold the cash rate at 4.35% at its June 15-16 meeting confirmed what the data had been signaling for weeks: the

June 10, 2026

While holding the cash rate at 4.35% this month is expected, the more important question is no longer whether the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hikes again — it is

May 05, 2026

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raised interest rates to reinforce its inflation vigilance, but paired the move with clear pause guidance, underscoring that it is not seeking to extend

April 16, 2026

The inflation problem the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) believed it had largely begun to contain has been reignited by price effects stemming from the war on Iran and will

March 19, 2026

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)’s tightening cycle is likely approaching a plateau in May, with a cash rate well above neutral and the voting Board split 5-4 on this

March 13, 2026

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will likely pull forward a 25‑basis‑point rate hike to next week, completing the reversal of last year’s 75‑point easing cycle. Soaring oil prices have

February 26, 2026

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will not shy away from hiking rates again as early as next month if it believes price inflation is not abating. The question for

January 30, 2026

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) looks set to reverse course on rates, with persistent underlying inflation driving the Board toward a hike next week. This week’s CPI data reinforced

December 04, 2025

First to cut rates among the industrialized countries, Australia’s central bank might also be first to raise rates next year as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) pivots more sharply

October 28, 2025

The RBA is likely to hold the cash rate at 3.6% on November 3-4, resisting pressure to cut despite a jump in unemployment, as Governor Michele Bullock signals caution against