RBA Lowe Talks About Inflation Expectations, References 1970s

RBA Lowe Talks About Inflation Expectations, References 1970s

--Lowe talks about Inflation expectations first time in Australia’s context
--Lowe references lesson from 1970s  inflation shock
--Level of Interest r...

RBA Ellis: Watching Out For Rise In Actual Housing Rents Paid

--Rise in actual housing rents paid something to watch out for
--Expect price “shift” as demand for new housing fades, interest rates rise
--But difficult to know when that will happen
--Fall in average household s...

RBA Kent: Not Selling Bonds To Avoid Perception Of “Seller”

From RBA Assistant Governor Christopher’s speech Monday
--RBA considered options to reduce Exchange Settlement balances more quickly
--RBA currently has no plans to sell bonds from its portfolio
--RBA wants to ensure mar...

RBA Began Rate Hiking Cycle On Rapidly Evolving Inflation, Growth...

--Inflation outlook much stronger than anticipated few months ago
--Terms of trade to reach new peak in 1H of 2022, remain higher thereafter
--RBA considered “rapidly evolving” inflation, growth outlook at May meeting RESERVE-BANK-OF-AUSTRALIA, 06 May 2022, 11:45 AM

RBA Raises Cash Rate By 25bps; First Hike Since Nov 2010, More to...

By Sophia Rodrigues

(Sydney, May 3, 2022)—The Reserve Bank of Australia raised the cash rate by 25 basis points to 0.35%, marking the first interest rate hike since November 2010 and the beginning of normalising monetary conditions...

RBA’s Financial Stability Review All About Interest Rate Rise

By Sophia Rodrigues

(Sydney, April 8, 2022)—The Reserve Bank of Australia warned that globally there is a risk that both short and long term interest rates could increase by more than financial markets currently expect because infl...