RBA pauses for first time, No bond-buying auction today
For the first time since it began bond-buying via auctions, the RBA is not conducting any purchases today. Last week,...
Highlights of Australia Q1 CPI
Highlights of Australia Q1 CPI published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics Wednesday:
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AOFM sells A$2.5B of 2032 bond but yld up, coverage down
The AOFM has sold A$2.5 billion of 1.25% May 2032 government bond at a weighted average yield of 1.0722%. T...
RBA buys A$500m bonds, total buying now A$49.3B
The RBA bought A$500 million of government bonds today, spreading its purchases across all the three bonds meeting it...
No pause in RBA bond-buying yet
No pause yet in RBA's bond buying, with announcement today to buy A$500 million of government bonds maturing in t...
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RBA Stays on Hold
The Reserve Bank of Australia left the cash rate on hold at 4.35%, judging policy to be somewhat restrictive, while i...
Published on : 11 Aug 2026 , 02:39 PMRBNZ Raises OCR 25bps to 2.50%
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand lifted the Official Cash Rate by 25bps to 2.50%. The decision was reached by consensu...
Published on : 08 Jul 2026 , 12:30 PMRBA Retains Cash Rate At 4.35%
The Reserve Bank of Australia left the cash rate unchanged at 4.35%, in line with expectations.
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Published on : 16 Jun 2026 , 02:43 PMRBNZ Leaves OCR Unchanged at 2.25%
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand left the OCR unchanged at 2.25% in a decision that saw Governor Anna Breman use her c...
Published on : 27 May 2026 , 12:14 PMRBA Delivers Third Hike in a Row
The Reserve Bank of Australia lifted the cash rate by 25bps to 4.35%, delivering its third straight rate hike and tak...
Published on : 05 May 2026 , 02:35 PMRBA Monetary Policy Board members to give speeches late-May/early June
Two external board members of the RBA's Monetary Policy Board are scheduled to deliver speeches in late May-early...
Published on : 22 Apr 2026 , 03:49 PMRBNZ Maintains OCR at 2.25%
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand left the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 2.25% but signalled it is prepared to lift t...
Published on : 08 Apr 2026 , 12:10 PMRBA Raises Cash Rate to 4.10%
The Reserve Bank of Australia lifted the cash rate by 25bps to 4.10%, making it back-to-back rate hikes after th...
Published on : 17 Mar 2026 , 02:41 PMAustralia Dec Qtr GDP Up 2.6% y/y
The Australian economy grew 0.8% q/q in the December quarter, data published by the Australian Bureau of St...
Published on : 04 Mar 2026 , 11:46 AMAustralia's Private New Capex Rises 0.4% q/q in Dec Qtr
Australia's total private new capex rose 0.4% q/q in the December quarter, leading to a 7.8% rise y/y, according...
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