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A top official at the UK central bank is set to make the move to Australia and join the Reserve Bank as it battles to tame persistent price pressures.
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Michele Bullock has claimed services such as hairdressing and dentist appointments are to blame for cost pressures in Australia. Here's what experts say.
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AMP Chief Economist Shane Oliver says he worries that the Reserve Bank of Australia is going “too far” on interest rates. (with video)
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Australians will not experience any real income growth until next year, with the Reserve Bank of Australia warning inflation is still “too high” and more persis…
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Why it’s a good bet the RBA’s Melbourne Cup Day interest rate hike will be the last (The Conversation)
Throughout the Western world financial markets have been assuming central banks were done with increasing rates.
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Australian inflation was surprisingly strong in the third quarter amid broad-based and stubborn cost pressures.
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The Reserve Bank has left the cash rate on hold at 4.1 per cent for the fourth month in a row but has not ruled out future increases to return inflation to targ…
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Michele Bullock is not only the first female to fulfil the RBA governor role – she’s also coming into the job with a multimillion-dollar property portfolio.
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Australia's consumer inflation slowed to a 13-month low in May.
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In his first column for API Magazine, development expert Greg Devine says developers' margins are tight but 2024 represents an opportunity for progress as building cost pressures begin to ease.
The Real Estate Institute of Australia has named two prominent real estate industry women in the roles of president and deputy president, with former REINSW President Leanne Pilkington taking the helm.
At a time when the household saving to income ratio declined to its the lowest level in 16 years, new data has revealed that home ownership remains the biggest source of personal happiness.
The most recent interest rate hike has had minimal impact on the Brisbane real estate market but there are other pressures acting as obstacles to further price rises.
Improved inflation figures have encouraged the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to hold off on a December interest rate hike.
Commercial property is becoming an investment of choice for a broader cross-section of investors but there are some steps to take to ensure the best prospects of success.
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