Posts tagged "interest rates"

The latest jobs figures show Australia’s unemployment rate in June fell below 5% for the first time in a decade. So what does that tell us about the state of the economy?

The consensus of 23 leading Australian economists is that the economy will be reliant on government support for some time to come.

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.

All of the big four have passed the RBA’s rate cut on to borrowers, effectively lowering interest rates on some business loans and fixed-term mortgages.

The first of the big four banks has revealed it will pass on rate cuts and reduce interest on business loans and fixed term mortgages, following the Reserve Bank’s decision to slash the cash rate to a new record low.

The RBA has slashed the official interest rate to a record low of 0.1% and eased other monetary policy to boost the national economy.

Low inflation has prompted a reset of the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate stance. Will we see a rate cut in 2019?

Over 70% of small businesses have no written plan of any kind, so what use is a $2 billion government-funded securitisation fund?

The government has committed $2 billion to making it easier for SMEs to access finance while supporting the creation of a new commercial growth fund.

"Cabinet-level" discussions are taking place about a solution to improve small business funding as momentum builds for commercial solutions.