Another month, another cash rate rise. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) increased the cash rate to a six-year high of 1.85 per cent in...

Another month, another cash rate rise. This time the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) increased the cash rate a further 50 basis points to 1.85 per cent. Read today’s official statement on the RBA’s website . The RBA’s decision was in line with economists’ expectations . Global inflation remains high due to pressures such as COVID-related disruptions to supply chains and the war in Ukraine. In Australia, domestic issues are also playing a part in driving up inflation, includin

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For the third month in a row, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) increased the cash rate in July to 1.35 per cent. Several lenders moved...

For the third month in a row, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has increased the official cash rate, this time by a further 50 basis points to 1.35 per cent, as it tries to curb rising inflation. Read today’s official statement on the RBA’s website . Some consumers are starting to feel the pinch due to the rising cost of living and rising mortgage repayments. In May, the RBA lifted the cash rate to 0.35 per cent , then in June, the board hiked it up by 50 basis points to 0

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In what was the biggest one-off rate hike in 22 years, this month the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) increased the cash rate to 0.85...

For the second month in a row, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has increased the official cash rate, this time by a further 50 basis points to 0.85 per cent, as it tries to curb inflation. Read today's official statement on the RBA's website . Most people were asking 'how high' not 'if' the RBA would increase the cash rate this month, so today's decision is no surprise. The 0.5 percentage point jump is the largest one month lift since the RBA pushed up rates by half a per

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