RBA Minutes: No Cut Considered; Domestic Risks Considered Two-Sid...

--Cut not considered; Hold decided after discussing two-sided risks to inflation, growth
--Upside risks emphasised. Board noted importance of not jeopardising inflation progress by easing monpol prematurely
--Global trade policy not...

RBA Bullock: Too Early To Determine Path Of Interest Rates

--Need to be patient to work through tariff impact on global demand/supply
--Not seeing same degree of impact as previous impacts like 2008
--Continue to engage with central bank counterparts overseas
--Key focus is how this u...

RBA, Regulators Watching Financial System but Confident of its Re...

By Sophia Rodrigues

(Sydney, April 9, 2025) – The Reserve Bank of Australia and its local peers are monitoring the Australian financial system closely but remain confident it is strong and resilient.

The Council of Financ...

RBA FSR: Share of Mortgagors In Severe Financial Stress Lowest Si...

--Regulators to monitor hsg-related vulnerability from actual/anticipated easing fincl conditions
--New lending to investors could intensify if interest rates follow market path
--Share of mortgagors in cash flow shortfall lowest sin...

RBA Hunter: Underlying Household Consumption Momentum Has Improve...

--Genuine improvement seen in underlying household spending momentum
--MARTIN model suggests it takes 9-12 months for monpol to have full impact on output
--Peak effect of inflation takes nearly twice as long as GDP
--Decision...

RBA Hauser: Moving On From Narrow Path But Uncertainties Ahead

--We are moving on from the narrow path
--Two key uncertainties are global trade policy and spare capacity in local economy
--Board doesn’t share market confidence sequence of further cuts will be required
--February cut...