Interest rates
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- Resolve Political Monitor
Voters blame Albanese, not Trump’s war, as cost-of-living pain deepens
The Reserve Bank is tipped to lift interest rates, but voters are likely to blame the Albanese government for the inflation that is forcing the bank’s hand.
- Shane Wright
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- Opinion
- Middle East at war
Trump is holding the world hostage
The globe’s leading central banks, including Australia’s RBA, are meeting this week and face a dilemma they have been desperate to avoid.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- Opinion
The case for rapid-fire interest rate hikes is hardly watertight
Even though markets and the country’s biggest banks expect back-to-back rate rises, there are good reasons for the RBA to hold fire this week.
- Clancy Yeates
- Analysis
- Australian economy
What do war, interest rate rises and oil at $200 a barrel mean? A recession
Economists are predicting two more rate rises in the next eight weeks. But with oil prices climbing, it could also mean an Australian recession.
- Shane Wright
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- World markets
Rate hike forecasts surge one week out from RBA meeting
Three of the country’s biggest banks have predicted the Reserve Bank will jack up interest rates in response to ongoing high inflation and the oil price shock.
- Clancy Yeates
Chances of interest rate pain grow on inflation threat
The Reserve Bank’s deputy governor has warned a rate rise as soon as next week may be needed to keep inflation pressures under control.
- Shane Wright
- Opinion
- Middle East at war
War is over soon? Markets’ faith in Donald Trump is misplaced
Donald Trump and his War Secretary, Pete Hegseth, have given conflicting accounts of the state of the war in Iran. Who is right matters for markets and economies.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
Inflation set to climb to three-year highs as oil surges
Prices have climbed at their fastest rate since the 1980s and for every dollar increase in the price of crude, bowser prices lift by a cent.
- Shane Wright
How an oil lifeline became a clogged artery: the Strait of Hormuz
Millions of barrels of oil moved through the Strait of Hormuz every day – until the war in Iran started. Now its role in global inflation is under the microscope.
- Shane Wright
- Analysis
- Australian economy
Sorry folks, this rosy report is as good as it gets this year
Spending, especially among the states, is also growing on everyday services including health, education and policing.
- Shane Wright