The prospect of higher mortgage repayments is back on the table for Australian households, and the nation’s top economists ...

Australian Retirement Trust expects the RBA to hike rates in late 2026 as global “sticky inflation” becomes the new economic ...

Australia's headline inflation rate in the second quarter of the year slipped to its lowest point since March 2021, coming in at 2.1% year over year, compared to 2.4% in the preceding period. Stream ...

Australia's central bank this month considered whether a rise in interest rates might be needed in 2026 given a recent pick ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian consumer prices jumped by the most in 2-1/2 years in the September quarter as electricity and travel costs climbed, while a shockingly large increase in the core inflation ...

Australian Consumer Price Index (CPI) surprises with higher-than-expected inflation, potentially leading to a restart of the Reserve Bank of Australia's hiking cycle. RBA projections for inflation may ...

Australia’s core inflation remained elevated last quarter, reinforcing the Reserve Bank’s view that price pressures will take time to dissipate and that monetary policy needs to stay restrictive for ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian consumer prices rose at the fastest annual pace in a year in August after a hot July, suggesting some upside to inflation that prompted markets to pare back the chances of ...

SYDNEY—Australia’s inflation fell back to within the Reserve Bank of Australia’s target band for the first time since mid-2021, but the third-quarter data is unlikely to be a trigger for an immediate ...

SYDNEY — Inflation in Australia has slowed to its lowest rate in three years, the country’s official statistics agency said Wednesday, raising hopes of a “soft landing” for the nation's economy. The ...

The headline inflation rate has fallen within the Reserve Bank of Australia’s target range for the first time since October 2021. We do not think this merits an immediate re-think of the rate outlook.

This was lower than the 2.2% expected by economists polled by Reuters. It is almost touching the lower band of the 2%-3% target set by the Reserve Bank of Australia. The most significant price rises ...