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‘Destroys trust’: Philip Lowe reveals RBA hired embattled PwC over staff underpayment scandal

Reserve Bank boss Philip Lowe has confirmed the central bank has underpaid staff, revealing embattled consultancy PwC was hired to help.

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Queensland LNP criticised for ‘failure of leadership’ on voice – as it happened

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Why Australian households are divided when it comes to financial pressure, and economists are divided on the outlook

Economists are divided on how well households will weather the storm of rent rises, soaring home loan rates and rising prices, just as Australians are divided in how much financial pressure they're under.

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RBA chief Philip Lowe in the hot seat at Senate hearing as interest-rate decision looms

Philip Lowe will field questions from senators six days before the Reserve Bank of Australia announces its next decision on interest rates

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RBA research finds Australia has up to an 80 per cent recession risk to get inflation under control

Previously unpublished internal research from the Reserve Bank estimates that Australia's risk of recession over this year and next could be as high as 80 per cent.

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Inflation will decline faster than previously forecast as Australian economy slows, RBA says

The Reserve Bank’s quarterly statement on monetary policy predicts that the underlying inflation rate will end the year at 4%

The Guardian - AU

Alan Kohler: Why this week’s RBA meeting was different

Jim Chalmers is touting 'responsible' spending. Can it be “responsible” in the context of the battle by the RBA to slay inflation?

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Afternoon Update: RBA attacked over rate rise; Snowy Hydro 2.0 blowout; and Nick Cave finds inner royal

Reserve Bank under pressure as Greens call for rate rise to be reversed and Victoria’s premier weighs in

The Guardian - AU

The cost of living has reached a record high, businesses are struggling, and interest rates are rising. Is a recession coming?

A day after the Reserve Bank controversially raised interest rates, new data shows living costs are at an all-time high and businesses are contracting, prompting concerns a recession may be on the horizon.

ABC News

‘Smashing families’: Premiers take aim at RBA rate rises

Three premiers have taken aim at the RBA over rapidly rising interest rates, following Tuesday's decision to impose another hike.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: You want more RBA independence, Treasurer? Cop this

“So you think the Reserve Bank board lacks ticker, Jim? You think the focus on getting inflation down needs to be sharpened? Well cop this.”

The New Daily

RBA surprise interest rate hike catches out seasoned pundits and borrowers alike

For many of the Reserve Bank’s first 10 increases, the question was the size of the hike – not whether one was coming

The Guardian - AU

‘Deadly serious’: Why Philip Lowe thinks interest rates could rise again amid inflation fears

Interest rates will force another round of painful mortgage bill hikes to ensure inflation keeps falling from 30-year highs, Philip Lowe says.

The New Daily

RBA boss Philip Lowe defends shock interest rate rise, saying 'there is a limit' to inflation patience

The Reserve Bank of Australia's governor says an acceleration in the cost of services and a rebound in house prices were among the factors prompting it to raise rates again, just a month after pausing its string of hikes.

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Philip Lowe says rebounding property market among reasons for shock RBA rate increase

Governor of central bank says rate pause in April had given board ‘more time to assess the pulse of the economy’ before Tuesday’s increase to 11-year high

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‘Whiplash’: Mortgage bills to rise again as Reserve Bank signals inflation battle isn’t over yet

The Reserve Bank has resumed heaping pain onto Australian home owners, raising interest rates in May for the eleventh time in a year.

The Independent UK

Australian central bank hikes interest rate to 3.85%

Australia’s central bank has surprised markets by increasing its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 3.85% despite pausing its climb last month and new evidence that inflation is slowing

The Guardian - AU

RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank increases official cash rate to 3.85% in shock decision

In a decision reached at its meeting today, Australia’s reserve bank will lift interest rates, causing further strain to borrowers

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The New Daily

Reserve Bank hikes interest rates in May despite slowing inflation

The RBA has dashed hopes of another pause in interest rates, resuming hikes in May amid fears inflation - though slowing - is still too high.

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Australians have been scared off loans – and that’s exactly what the RBA wants

The majority of Aussies have been spooked off of loans and have lost faith in the decisions of the RBA, research shows.

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Michael Pascoe: How the RBA is making inflation worse

Is there a better example of the deficiencies of monetary policy than the RBA prolonging higher rent inflation by lifting rates to theoretically reduce inflation?

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Workers should be on the Reserve Bank of Australia’s board

These representatives bring expert knowledge of how the real economy works and labour market operations. Workers must have a say.

The Conversation

Inflation has fallen, but one or two more interest-rate rises are still likely

Australia’s inflation rate has fallen from its 30-year high of 7.8% in the December quarter of 2022 to 7.0% in the March quarter of 2023. But it’s still likely the Reserve Bank of Australia will push up interest rates again before the end of the year to drive inflation back…

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Quarterly inflation is expected to ease, but the Reserve Bank may still lift interest rates

Even if inflation eases, a leading economist and strategist believes today's consumer price index figures will give the Reserve Bank of Australia reason to resume its rate-hiking cycle at its next meeting.

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If the RBA were a company, the governor would be out of a job

If the RBA were a company, the board would have and should have sacked Philip Lowe long ago. But they couldn’t; they knew it and he knew it.

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