Consumer price figures will be hotly anticipated as decision-makers seek to confirm whether inflation is falling fast enough to keep interest rates on hold.
Acting Treasurer Katy Gallagher has called on the states and territories to better "phase" their massive infrastructure projects, but stopped short of labelling them inflationary.
Senator Gallagher said the federal government was working with...
The ACT’s Container Deposit Scheme should perhaps be called a Housing Deposit Scheme because Greenway resident Ashlee Rankin is cashing in cans on a grand scale to help pay off her mortgage.
The Reserve Bank is facing a major overhaul with the creation of two separate boards, one responsible for governance and the other to set interest rates.
The minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia's last board meeting will offer some context for the last cash rate decision and, hopefully for borrowers, further signs the bank is readying for a pause.Â
A speech by the Reserve Bank governor will be scrutinised for any insights into plans for further interest rate hikes as borrowers feel the pain of 10 consecutive increases.
The head of the Reserve Bank of Australia has flagged more rate rises in coming months. However, RBA Governor Philip Lowe said the case for a slower pace of tightening was becoming stronger as the cash rate level rises.
