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Treasurer Jim Chalmers admitted inflation was higher than he would like.

Rate rise all but guaranteed after inflation jump

The increase on a $600,000 mortgage would add almost $100 to a household’s monthly repayments.

  • Shane Wright

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Donald Trump’s tariff policies have created uncertainty for the RBA and governor Michele Bullock.

Michele Bullock is standing her ground against Trump. Here’s why it matters

Donald Trump is trying to play God with interest rates. Central bankers are (rightly) coming after him.

  • Millie Muroi
President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell toured the Fed’s office renovation in July.

Pacifist to pugilist: Why Trump’s move against the US Fed boss could backfire

Jerome Powell has had enough, and he is fighting back. The time for a biblical ‘Turning the other cheek’ is over.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Fed chairman Jerome Powell has been reluctant to speculate about how Donald Trump’s policies might affect the central bank’s decisions.

‘Afraid of his own shadow’: The split that could finally take down Trump’s old enemy

US Fed chair Jerome Powell has been fighting to hold on to his job since Donald Trump returned to the White House. It just got a lot harder.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Donald Trump’s trade wars

The Trump iceberg has struck China. America is bracing for it

China is already feeling the effects of Donald Trump’s trade war and has been forced to take action. It is a different story in the US.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell speaks during an event hosted by the Economic Club of Chicago.

Jerome Powell says Trump’s tariffs are a threat to inflation and jobs

The US Federal Reserve Board’s usually cautious chairman says Trump’s tariffs will lead to higher inflation and lower US economic growth. That won’t go down well in the White House.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
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RBA governor Michele Bullock.

RBA governor says bank was too late to hike interest rates

Michele Bullock says the bank’s heavy-footed response to inflation weighed on the board’s mind as it made the first cut to interest rates in years.

  • Millie Muroi

Sorry to break it to you, but this isn’t the day we stop feeling so sorry for ourselves

Here’s why I doubt this small cut in interest rates will be the circuit breaker everyone was hoping for.

  • Ross Gittins
Mosaic owns the Rivers brand along with Noni B and Millers. The company called in administrators last year.

Profit warnings, shuttered stores: Retailers are desperate for rate cuts

The discretionary retail sector is hanging out for an interest rate cut to breathe some life into moribund sales growth and shrinking margins.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Treasurer Jim Chalmers

A terrible set of numbers for a treasurer and Reserve Bank governor

No matter how much Jim Chalmers tries to find a golden thread in these bleak economic numbers, there’s no getting away from the fact consumers are scarred.

  • Shane Wright