Australia, Inflation

Australia’s Fourth-Quarter Inflation Cools, Clears Path to February Rate Cut
Inflation in Australia remained in retreat in the final quarter of 2024, stoking the case for the central bank to join the global easing cycle by cutting rates at its coming meeting in February.
Australia inflation cools in Q4, opens door to rate cut
Australian consumer prices rose at the slowest pace in almost four years in the December quarter, while a pullback in housing costs helped cool core inflation and open the door to a cut in interest rates as early as next month.
Inflation is down. Will you get a rate cut, or will the RBA hold again?
Underlying inflation dropped to its lowest rate in three years in the December quarter, strengthening the case for a pre-election rate cut next month.
Westpac joins CBA and ANZ expecting a rate cut in February
Aussie mortgage holders could get a rate cut as soon as February after fresh figures show inflation is falling faster than anticipated.
Rate cut chances increase after inflation slows in final quarter of 2024
Financial markets are betting the Reserve Bank will preview a rates reprieve in February, with official figures showing the RBA's preferred measure of inflation fell to 3.2 per cent over the year to December.
December Australia Inflation: A Cool Report Unlocks A Rate Cut In February
Australia's CPI inflation slows to 2.4% YoY in Q4 2024, driven by government rebates. Click here to find out what investors need to know.
Mortgage payers set for interest rate relief after RBA's 'embarrassingly wrong' call: 'Save $385 a month'
It's the number struggling mortgage holders have been pinning their hopes on since the Reserve Bank of Australia refused an ...
RBA Set to Finally Start Easing, But Rate Cut Cycle Won’t Be Deep
Australia’s ultra-benign inflation for the final three months of 2024 has put a wrecking ball through any resistance to the ...
The ball is in the RBA's court on interest rates — and Anthony Albanese's waiting game goes on
It's the start of the election year Anthony Albanese and Jim Chalmers were banking on and the reason why talk of an early ...
RBA ‘pretty much has to’ cut interest rates
Sky News host Joe Hildebrand claims the Reserve Bank of Australia has to cut interest rates following the latest inflation ...
Two other interest rate debates will decide where the ASX goes next
A February rate cut is all but locked in. But with the Australian sharemarket back near record highs, investors need to ...
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Aussie CPI at 2.4% puts rate cuts into play
Prices for electricity, automotive fuel and new houses were the main factors in falling inflation. A larger than expected ...
‘Two speed’: CommSec state of the states shows pressures of higher interest rates
Mining powerhouses Western Australia and Queensland have topped Australia’s best performing states as southeastern Australia ...