RBA Joins Wave of Global Central Bank Easing

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 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,
Australia's central bank cuts rates, cautious on further easing
Australia's central bank cut rates for the first time in more than four years on Tuesday but warned it was too early to declare victory over inflation and was cautious about the prospects of further easing.
Bloomberg Australia: RBA’s Hauser Talks Rate Cuts
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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?
Australian Reserve Bank Announces First Rate Cut Since 2020
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announced a rate cut of 25 basis points, bringing the cash rate down to 4.10% on Tuesday. This move marks the first rate reduction since November 2020, signaling the bank’s concern over domestic economic uncertainties.
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cuts interest rates for the first time since 2020
The Reserve Bank Board of Australia (RBA) announced they had cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.10%. The easing is the first since November 2020, when the central bank cut rates while grappling with the pandemic’s economic slowdown.
Australia central bank cuts interest rate for 1st time in over 4 yrs
Australia's central bank Tuesday cut the benchmark interest rate by 0.25 percentage point to 4.1 percent, in its first reduction since November 2020 as inflation eases. The Reserve Bank of Australia made the decision after data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics last month showed core inflation dropped to 3.
RBA’s Bullock Alert to Job Market Signaling Stronger Economy
Australia’s central bank is closely monitoring the state of the labor market as persistent tightness may signal a stronger ...
RBA rate has failed the real cost-of-living test
The board has broken the sacred rule of modern central banking: do not pump prime the economy before an election, ...
RBA Statement Should Back Prospects for Shallow Easing Cycle, Anchor AUD/USD Near Term
The RBA statement should back prospects for a shallow easing cycle and anchor the Australian dollar against its U.S ...
Business news updates: RBA governor Michele Bullock to face questions after rate cut, ASX to rise, Aussie dollar up
The Australian share market looks set to rise in the final session of the week, while Walmart weighs on Wall Street. Reserve ...
RBA’s Bullock: Board remains cautious about prospects for further policy easing
Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michele Bullock said late Thursday that the central projection suggests that if monetary ...
RBA governor Michele Bullock, senior staff to face parliament grilling after first rate cut
Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock will face a three-hour grilling by politicians following the central bank’s first rate ...
Dollar firms, Aussie steady after RBA's 'hawkish' rate cut
The dollar firmed on Tuesday as traders weighed tariff worries, geopolitical uncertainties and the path to U.S. rate cuts, ...
RBA’s Hauser Says Rate Pause Would Have Seen CPI Undershoot
Australia’s central bank assessed that keeping interest rates unchanged this year would have resulted in core inflation going ...
‘Major implications’: CBA analysts find ‘major clue’ RBA might be planning more rate cuts
ANALYSISThe Reserve Bank of Australia could still have a whole bag full of rate cuts to dole out in 2025, according to a new analysis that has major implications for the housing market.