Can you feel that inflation drop? I’m guessing no, not until interest rates are cut
The new inflation numbers are a bombshell. But until the RBA cuts interest rates, the government won't see much love from the public.
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.
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.
Australia inflation cools in Q4, opens door to rate cut
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) -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.
Rate-Cut Expectations Rise in Australia After Inflation Slows
Good morning. It’s Angus in Sydney with the key morning news items.Today’s must-reads:• Australia’s inflation cools• US Fed in no rush to cut rates further• New Zealand’s largest solar farm
Australia’s Inflation Rate Drops to 3.2%, Raising Expectations for an RBA Rate Cut
Australia’s underlying inflation rate has fallen to 3.2%, its lowest level in three years, fueling expectations that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) may reduce interest rates in the coming months.
‘Great news for Australians’: Latest inflation numbers could lead to interest rate drop
News Corp Senior Writer Patrick Carlyon breaks down the latest data concerning Australia’s inflation numbers. “This is great news for Australians,” Mr Carlyon told Sky News host Danica De Giorgio. “These numbers do give the Reserve Bank ground to actually drop interest rates later this month.
Australia's Q4 Inflation Slows Slightly, RBA Rate Outlook Unclear
Australias consumer price index (CPI) inflation grew less than expected in the fourth quarter, signaling a slowdown but still remaining above the Reserve Bank of Australias (RBA) target range. Data from the
Australia’s Fourth-Quarter Inflation Cools, Clears Path to February Rate Cut
Inflation in Australia remained in retreat in the last quarter of 2024, stoking the case for the central bank to join the ...
Aussie discretionary retailers hit third straight record on rate cut hopes
Australian discretionary retailers hit a record for the third straight session on Thursday, after cooling inflation data ...
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Muddying the waters on interest rates
Muddying the waters’ is a common strategy in politics. It entails finding a key fact or piece of information that can scuttle ...
Westpac joins CBA and ANZ expecting a rate cut in February
Three of Australia’s big four banks are now expecting a rate cut in February following a lower-than-expected inflation data released on Wednesday.
When will mortgage rates go down? Here's what Australia's biggest banks say
Australia's biggest four banks are all predicting the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will cut the official cash rate from ...
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 ...
‘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 ...
US Fed cools rate cut talk as RBA easing prospects balloon
If Michele Bullock holds the cash rate steady on February 18, it would represent the most counter-consensus decision since ...