EDITORIAL: As the prospect of a rate cut before the Federal election remains distant, the Federal Government will try to convince voters that it has held up its end of the bargain in the inflation ...

The Coalition’s tactic of blocking everything that comes its way has gifted the left-wing party with newfound relevance.

With cash-strapped households facing a long wait into the new year for the prospect of rate cuts, RBA assistant governor Sarah Hunter gave a speech on Wednesday expressing surprise at the strength ...

SYDNEY—Government plans to reform the Reserve Bank of Australia by introducing a dual-board system—one for setting interest rates and the other for day-to-day governance—have stalled and are ...

It is a structural problem that has distorted Australia’s financial system. A hint of the price that will be paid came from the RBA governor Michele Bullock, who said lower income borrowers ‘may ...

The government's low-key campaign to influence RBA decisions on interest rates flared into open conflict this week. The Treasurer vented his clearly-rising frustration that the RBA won't just ...

Which suggests this week's outburst marks a decisive shift in the economic debate. Whether pummelling the RBA makes the government look desperate or strong will be for voters to decide.

It came amid heightened criticism of the RBA from the federal government, with Treasurer Jim Chalmers saying the RBA is “smashing the economy” with its aggressive rate hikes”. But there was ...

Borrowers hoping interest rate cuts will follow a sluggish growth report will be disappointed as the central bank waits for more progress on inflation.

That suggests the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) can remain in a holding pattern for a while in order to assess the economy, with the cash rate currently at a 12-year high of 4.35 per cent.

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