Interest Rates

Is the RBA to blame? The economic state of play

Interest rates have surged, with political debate growing around the Reserve Bank of Australia’s policies. The RBA’s stance and economic indicators are under scrutiny as inflation remains high. Explore the key impacts on households and businesses.

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 Is the RBA to blame? The economic state of play
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How high will interest rates go?

Inflation will stay higher for longer than originally anticipated. As a result, interest rates are expected to continue to increase, albeit at a slower rate, with the RBA resetting their view along the journey.

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 How high will interest rates go?
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How high will interest rates go?

The RBA lifted the cash rate to 1.85% in early August 2022. The increase comes a few weeks after Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe told the Australian Strategic Business Forum that “…we’re going through a process now of steadily increasing interest rates, and there’s more of that to come.

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 How high will interest rates go?
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Interest Rates Remain Unchanged - February 2016

The RBA Board announced their decision to leave the cash rate unchanged at historical lows of 2.0% this afternoon.

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Interest Rates Remain Unchanged - February 2016
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Interest Rates Remain Unchanged - October 2015

RBA Governor Glenn Stevens media release on 6 October 2015

At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 2.0 per cent.

The global economy is expanding at a moderate pace, with some further softening in conditions in China and east Asia of late, but stronger US growth....

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( Posted in: Lending & Finance )