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RBA Joins Wave of Global Central Bank Easing With First Rate Cut Since 2020
SYDNEY–The Reserve Bank of Australia cut interest rates for the first time since 2020 on Tuesday, joining its international counterparts in the global easing cycle and opening the door for the immediate calling of a federal election,
RBA Doesn’t Share Market’s Confidence on Rate-Cut Path: Q&A
Australia’s central bank still has “work to do” to bring inflation back to its 2-3% target and doesn’t yet share the market’s confidence about the trajectory of interest-rate cuts, Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser told Bloomberg in an interview Thursday.
RBA governor says bank was too late to hike interest rates
Michele Bullock says the bank’s heavy-footed response to inflation weighed on the board’s mind as it made the first cut to interest rates in years.
RBA Has Little Love for Rate Cut It Just Announced
So tentative was the Australian central bank’s first reduction in official interest rates that it begs the question: How much support did the cut actually get around the central bank’s board table?
Australia central bank cuts rates for the first time in more than four years, flags economic uncertainties
The central bank had held its policy rate steady at 4.35% since November 2023, following an extended period of 13 rate hikes to tame inflation at home.
NZ central bank cuts rates 50bps, flags steeper easing cycle to revive frail economy
New Zealand's central bank cut its benchmark rate by 50 basis points to 3.75% on Wednesday and flagged further reductions in borrowing costs amid moderating inflation as policymakers sought to revive a struggling economy.
Australia Central Bank Says it Won’t Commit to Any Set Course on Rates
The Reserve Bank of Australia isn’t committed to any course of action on interest rates with Gov. Michele Bullock cautioning that easing policy too quickly may stoke a fresh wave of inflationary pressures.
The Reserve Bank has cut rates for the first time in four years. But it is cautious about future cuts
The first cut in interest rates was expected, but the central bank has warned the economic outlook remains uncertain.
Australian central bank cuts interest rates slightly but warns of uncertainty ahead
The government-appointed Reserve Bank of Australia board begrudgingly cut rates to try to ease the political crisis produced by the widespread working-class hostility that has developed to the Labor government.
Live Q&A: How the RBA Rate Cut, Housing Crisis Can Shape Australia’s Election
Bloomberg reporters answer your questions on how the Australian central bank’s rate cut and the ongoing housing crisis could reshape the 2025 election.
RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank slashes rate by 0.25pc, delivering first cut since November 2020
The central bank delivered news every mortgage holder wanted to hear, but wants ‘more evidence’ before another major move.
RBA’s Bullock Alert to Signs Job Market Shows Stronger Economy
Australia’s central bank is closely monitoring the state of the labor market as persistent tightness may signal a stronger ...
‘Economically reckless’: RBA ‘caved into’ rate cut under political pressure
Sky News host Sharri Markson has called the RBA’s rate cut “economically reckless” and perhaps “politically motivated”.