Reports Tagged: RBA

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

October 02, 2025

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) shied away from a November rate cut this week, citing domestic data that has come broadly in line with, or even slightly stronger than

August 05, 2025

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is set to cut its cash rate 25 basis points next week to 3.6%. Our expectation is for a pause at the September 29-30 meeting,

July 09, 2025

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) stunned markets, keeping the cash rate at 3.85%, and defied widespread expectations (including ours) of a 25-basis point cut this week. RBA Governor Michele

June 26, 2025

Australia’s slower inflation rate in May has tilted the odds toward another Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) rate cut next month, amid growing concern that tariff-related drag—particularly from its top