13+ hour, 22+ min ago   (307+ words) Two significant RBA speeches 'expected to echo recent comments from bank officials reiterating that inflation is too high'. COMMENTS by senior Reserve Bank of Australia officials will be closely monitored as anticipation builds towards another interest rate hike later this…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (347+ words) Deputy governor says cost pressures and inflation are RBA's responsibility and 'we have to put that right'. AUSTRALIANS are “furious” about inflation and it will take the nation years to fully get on top of higher post-pandemic living costs, the…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (353+ words) Senior economist says 'challenge is how people will behave around cost pressures for households and business'. CONSUMER sentiment and key public engagements by senior Reserve Bank of Australia officials will be closely watched by the nation’s economists. RBA assistant governor…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (310+ words) New data shows a softer market and 'when confidence falls, fewer projects stack up and fewer homes get built'. THE Property Council of Australia is calling on the government to “back investment and remove barriers” if the country’s housing malaise…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (838+ words) Chief economist says 'the recent pace of decline allows us to test how long the downturn would need to last to produce a significant fall'. A LEADING real estate economist does not expect a prolonged national rate of decline in…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (465+ words) RBA minutes show 'it was quite possible the upside risks to the inflation forecast would crystallise, requiring some further tightening'. MEMBERS of the Reserve Bank’s rate-setting board considered hiking interest rates to pre-emptively ward off against a rise in inflation…...