Interest rates
ASX declines, weighed down by rate concerns and losses on Wall Street
The Australian sharemarket had a soft start after a weak lead from Wall Street amid speculation the RBA could raise rates to a 12-year-high on Melbourne Cup Day.Â
- by Millie Muroi
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Bullock opens door to rate rise as RBA assesses inflation threats
Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock has raised the possibility of a further interest rate rise in a bid to keep inflation under control.
- by Shane Wright and Rachel Clun
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Consumer spending
The graphs that show households are putting themselves at financial risk
New data reveals how stressed households are grappling with the cost of living crisis caused by inflation and higher interest rates.
- by Matt Wade
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Sharemarket
ASX drops as inflation surprise raises risk of interest rate rise
The Australian sharemarket reversed its earlier gains on Wednesday as the latest inflation data kept the door open to another Reserve Bank interest rate rise.
- by Millie Muroi
Chance of rate rise for Melbourne Cup Day increases as inflation rises
Higher-than-expected inflation through the September quarter, driven by petrol, rents and insurance, have lifted the chances of another interest rate rise.
- by Shane Wright and Rachel Clun
Borrowers beware: RBA warns of further rate rises
Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock has flagged that more rate rises may be needed, as a growing number of borrowers struggle to make ends meet.
- by Shane Wright and Rachel Clun
Opinion
Opinion
The world’s most important interest rate sounds a warning
The yield on US 10-year government bonds briefly hit 5 per cent on Monday for the first time since 2007, a level that could threaten the prices of property and shares.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
Home loans
How to ease repayment pain now rates could be higher for longer
There are still ways to combat the renewed prospect of higher-for-longer interest rates if you make the right moves.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Whatever happened to forecasts of 20 per cent property price falls?
Australian property prices recorded a shorter, sharper downturn than any period of price falls since the 1980s. They’ve rebounded, but can it last?
- by Tawar Razaghi
Full-time jobs fall as interest rates start to bite
The nation’s jobless rate edged down in September, but full-time jobs are also falling in a sign that high interest rates are starting to bite.
- by Shane Wright
Odds of Melbourne Cup Day rate rise shorten
Minutes of the Reserve Bank’s most recent meeting show it is worried inflation won’t come down fast enough without more interest rate pain.
- by Shane Wright and Rachel Clun