Posts tagged "cash rate"

While some market economists are forecasting a 40 basis point increase, most are expecting a 0.25% increase to the cash rate from the Reserve Bank tomorrow.

Global inflation is "high and is likely to remain so for a while", but the outlook for domestic investment and wage growth remain somewhat positive.

The Reserve Bank of Australia will lift its cash rate target by 25 basis points to 0.35%, marking its first rate hike in more than a decade.

With the RBA cash rate at an all-time low, and an increasing risk that the current inflation will become embedded in expectations, an increase in rates is a matter of “when” not “if”.

Small businesses can expect variable rates on SME loans to remain low and a more competitive labour market following the Reserve Bank's board meeting yesterday.

Why aren’t banks lending? Why aren’t small businesses taking advantage of record low rates? And will this change in 2021?

Australia's cash rate has always been positive — at times very positive. But there’s no reason why it couldn’t be negative.

It’d be wrong to interpret the Reserve Bank's decision to cut its cash rate to 0.10% as an emergency response to the COVID-19 crisis.

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has said the cash rate will not increase until “actual inflation” is sustainably within the 2-3% target range.

Aussie business owners say they're feeling the pinch as software costs increase due to the falling Australian dollar.

By Richard Holden, UNSW

In this column, UNSW economics professor and Harvard PhD Richard Holden looks at changes to how inflation is calc…

The Reserve Bank of Australia has cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points to a new low of 1.5% for the month of August.

The RBA las…