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...

RBA Minutes: Acknowledges Extended Hold Or Hike Possible If Infla...

--Debated Hold Vs Cut; Case for cut stronger on balance
--Accepted risk of extended hold/reversal in future vs holding off rate cut at this meeting
--If inflation proves more persistent cash rate could stay at 4.1% for extended perio...

RBA SOMP: 2.7% Trimmed Mean Inflation Profile but Assumes Mkt Pat...

--Trimmed /Headline CPI at 2.7% in June 2027 with cash rate profile in line with mkt
--Cash rate assumption (from mkt) includes 75bps cuts in 2025, 25bps in 2026
--Headline CPI profile 2.6% Dec 2024, 3.7% Dec 2025, 3.1% June 2026 RESERVE-BANK-OF-AUSTRALIA, 18 Feb 2025, 12:07 PM