Economic News

Central bankers usually talk about inflation as a rate: how fast prices are rising over a year. Households experience it differently. They notice what a weekly shop or a tank of fuel costs compared with a few years ago. In an interview on ABC's …

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lifted the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 4.60 per cent on 29 September 2026, effective the next day. It was the fourth increase of 2026 and the Monetary Policy Board's decision was unanimous.

When Andrew Hauser sat down with ABC's 7.30 on 8 September 2026, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) had held the cash rate at 4.35 per cent for a month. The Board's August minutes had described policy as "sufficiently restrictive", while noting that members …

A handful of words from Governor Michele Bullock captured the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) posture on bond markets at the end of September: "not alarmed, but we are alert to it."

Australia's commodity prices are up strongly over the past year. How strongly depends on which currency you measure them in.

Every month the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) publishes an Index of Commodity Prices, tracking what the world is paying for the goods Australia digs up, grows and ships. The September 2026 edition, released on 1 October, carried one standout number: bulk commodity prices, …

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) holds a stock of foreign currency, gold and claims on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) known as official reserve assets. Its latest monthly tally, for September 2026 and released on 8 October, put the total at A$109,715 million, …