The Reserve Bank says it expects growth to be close to trend and inflation close to its target for the next year or two, adding that the off…
The Reserve Bank says it expects growth to be close to trend and inflation close to its target for the next year or two, adding that the off…
Australian retail spending rose by 0.6% in trend terms in January, according to the Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator, after 0.7% g…
Consumer confidence increased by 4.2% in February, according to the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment, but the index i…
A tourism lobby group has renewed calls for the government to create more incentive for entrepreneurs to invest in tourist facilities, amids…
Beyond the red faces of economists and pundits who predicted an interest rate cut yesterday, five key sectors are ruing the Reserve Bank’s d…
As Treasurer Wayne Swan reminded us this week, Australians can vote with their feet if their bank don’t pass on interest rate cuts to their …
In light of the savage downgrading by ratings agency Standard & Poor’s, are Australian banks really safe for depositors? While my answer…
A string of good or at least better-than-expected data this week has dimmed expectations for a rate cut next month, but a worsening of the E…
The Reserve Bank has kept the official interest rate on hold this afternoon at 4.75%, in line with economists’ expectations, with the board …
The Reserve Bank, along with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, are looking at ways both can reduce the impact of future outage…
Business confidence has plummeted during August as global markets remained volatile following debt crises talks in Europe and a series of po…
The Reserve Bank has kept the official interest rate steady at 4.75%, as expected, citing weakness in the local economy due to the Janu…
