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RBA expected to ease in August after this week's surprise pause
Australia's central bank will cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.60% in August following a surprise pause this week ...
RBA’s Hauser: Enormous amount of uncertainty in global economy
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser said early Wednesday that there is an enormous amount of ...
Australian Dollar Stabilizes After RBA's Surprise Hold
The Reserve Bank of Australia blindslided the markets on Tuesday as the central bank held the cash rate at 3.85%. Click to ...
Australia's central bank stuns markets by passing up chance to cut rates
Australia's central bank on Tuesday left its cash rate steady at 3.85%, a shock for markets that had confidently wagered on a ...
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The Reserve Bank keeps making awful decisions. Politicians can do that for much less, and with more accountability
The Reserve Bank is supposed to offer expertise in monetary policy, where politicians can't be trusted. But the bank has been ...
Australia unexpectedly holds policy rate as it awaits more inflation data
The RBA said it was waiting for “a little more information to confirm that inflation remains on track to reach 2.5 per cent ...
NZ Reserve Bank holds cash rate at 3.25 per cent
Uncertainty surrounding US trade policy has contributed to New Zealand's central bank holding the country's cash rate. The ...
Interest rates on hold, as Reserve Bank opts for caution over mortgage relief
The Reserve Bank is likely to move carefully. While inflation pressures have eased, the board wants to be sure prices stay ...
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The Reserve Bank of New Zealand plans to cut the Official Cash Rate again at its August meeting
The Reserve Bank’s monetary policy committee held the Official Cash Rate at 3.25%, while the policymakers assess ongoing inflation pressure and the speed of NZ’s economic recovery. While the committee ...
Future rates cuts not ‘a done deal’ after Reserve Bank of Australia’s July meeting, Judo Bank's Warren Hogan predicts
The Reserve Bank of Australia may not go on a cutting spree after its Tuesday meeting - where the central bank is widely ...