Fresh employment data has thrown a spanner in the works for the Reserve Bank that could keep the case for an interest rate hike in the coming months alive.

Australia's unemployment rate fell from 4.3 to 4.1 per cent in December, according to seasonally adjusted figures from the ...

Beneath the surface, household demand appears far more resilient than the RBA had anticipated. Consumer spending has surged ...

Mortgage holders will be holding their breath in 2026 as 34 lenders start lifting their fixed interest rate offerings.

The central bank now faces a delicate balancing act. Two of the big four banks – NAB and CBA – are tipping a rate hike next ...

Home owners will wait with baited breath for the Reserve Bank of Australia to hand down its cash rate decision after the ...

The Reserve Bank of Australia is heading towards being the first central bank in the world to raise rates following a ...

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The RBA next meets on February 2 and 3. Both Commonwealth Bank and NAB predicting the cash rate will rise from 3.60 to 3.85 ...