3+ hour, 11+ min ago  (517+ words) Mortgage holders could get a brief reprieve from further interest rate hikes, but economic uncertainty in the Middle East will still loom for the Reserve Bank. Economists are tipping the central bank to keep the official cash rate on hold…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (654+ words) Escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz have deepened the Reserve Bank's inflation dilemma as the central bank board contemplates dropping a third consecutive hike on borrowers. Financial markets were pricing in about a three-quarter chance that the Reserve Bank…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (527+ words) Australian firms are well-placed to withstand another interest rate hike, the head of the nation's biggest business bank says, as borrowers prepare for an anticipated rise. The Reserve Bank is widely expected to hike interest rates for the third time…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (536+ words) Australia is projected to have one of the highest inflation rates in the developed world as the Middle East conflict threatens a global recession, according to a dire scenario forecast by the International Monetary Fund. In the latest update to…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago  (842+ words) The US mid-term elections this year will be shaped by one thing: affordability. It's an even bigger issue here in Australia. How do you measure affordability? It seems logical to look at prices, but this only tells you half the…...

11+ mon, 6+ day ago  (661+ words) The Reserve Bank governor says the board must be sure it has "nailed" the fight against inflation before it makes another rate cut decision. The central bank made the surprise call to hold the cash rate at 3. 85 per cent, going…...