Market Watch
Market Watch
At its meeting today, the Board decided to: increase the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 2.85 per cent increase the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances by 25 basis points to 2.75 per cent. As is the case in most countries, inflation in Australia is too high. Over the year to September,...Read More
At its meeting today, the Board decided to: increase the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 2.60 per cent increase the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances by 25 basis points to 2.50 per cent. The Board is committed to returning inflation to the 2–3 per cent range over time. Today’s increase in...Read More
At its meeting today, the Board decided to: increase the cash rate target by 50 basis points to 2.35 per cent increase the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances by 50 basis points to 2.25 per cent. The Board is committed to returning inflation to the 2–3 per cent range over time. It is seeking...Read More
At its meeting today, the Board decided to: increase the cash rate target by 50 basis points to 1.85 per cent increase the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances by 50 basis points to 1.75 per cent. The Board places a high priority on the return of inflation to the 2–3 per cent range over...Read More
At its meeting today, the Board decided to: increase the cash rate target by 50 basis points to 1.35 per cent increase the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances by 50 basis points to 1.25 per cent. Global inflation is high. It is being boosted by COVID-related disruptions to supply chains, the war in Ukraine...Read More
At its meeting today, the Board decided to: increase the cash rate target by 50 basis points to 85 increase the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances by 50 basis points to 75 basis points. Inflation in Australia has increased significantly. While inflation is lower than in most other advanced economies, it is higher than...Read More
At its meeting today, the Board decided to: increase the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 35 basis points increase the interest rate on Exchange Settlement balances from zero per cent to 25 basis points. The Board judged that now was the right time to begin withdrawing some of the extraordinary monetary support...Read More
Jobs and inflation to trigger higher rates?
May 2, 2022
The labour market is strong, with higher employment levels than pre-COVID, a record participation rate and a low unemployment rate of four per cent. Alongside increasing inflation, that’s enough trigger a rise in the official cash rate by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), most likely when the RBA board meets on Tuesday (3 May)....Read More
Can infrastructure protect from inflation?
May 2, 2022
It’s an important question as prices rise around the world fuelled by soaring energy and commodity costs, supply chain constraints and a geopolitical retreat from globalisation. In Australia, headline inflation is expected to reach 5 per cent by the end of the year1. And while that’s still low from an historical perspective, it is above...Read More
How can we transition to renewable energy?
May 2, 2022
Energy is expensive. How much does it take to fill up at the petrol bowser? How much are consumers paying to run their households, and businesses paying to operate? It’s also dirty, with three-quarters of energy generation sourced from fossil fuels1. While prices differ across states and territories, no matter where people live, lower socio-economic...Read More