Economic News

After a September rate rise and a busy start to October, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is heading into one of its more crowded stretches of public communication. Its homepage lists six scheduled events between Tuesday 13 October and Wednesday 21 October, a …

When the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lifted the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 4.60 per cent on 29 September 2026, Governor Michele Bullock did not dress up the consequences for borrowers. At her 3.30 pm media conference that afternoon, she …

At her media conference on 29 September 2026, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Michele Bullock chose to say very little about the future at all. Having just announced a 25 basis point increase that took the cash rate target to 4.60 per cent, …

On Tuesday morning, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will release the minutes of the September 2026 meeting of its Monetary Policy Board, the meeting that produced the decision announced on 29 September to raise the cash rate target by 25 basis points to …

Every few weeks, a group of nine people decides the price of money in Australia. Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser made the point himself in an ABC 7.30 interview on 8 September 2026: the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) Monetary Policy Board has nine voting …

After four cash rate increases in 2026, totalling 100 basis points, it would be reasonable to expect signs of widespread strain among mortgage holders. The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) October 2026 Financial Stability Review, released on 1 October, paints a more measured picture.

Negative equity occurs when a borrower owes more on a home loan than the property is worth. It matters when housing prices fall, because it limits a borrower's options if they need to sell, and can increase potential losses for lenders if a loan …