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The Reserve Bank today decided to increase the cash rate, by 0.50% to 0.85%. The RBA has made the decision to increase rates primarily as a lever to return inflation to its target levels, which is currently sitting higher than target at 5.1%. Wage growth is currently at 2.4%, which…

At its monthly meeting today, the Reserve Bank has decided to increase the official cash rate from 0.10% to 0.35%. An increase in rates has been highly anticipated following the release of higher than expected inflation figures last week. There was however speculation that the RBA may have delayed this…

The RBA has remained consistent in wanting to see a sustained period with inflation in their 2-3% target range and steady wages growth before raising the cash rate. With global uncertainties remaining and modest wage growth, expect the Reserve Bank to continue to closely monitor supply chain disruptions, increasing energy…

The Reserve Bank today confirmed the official cash rate will remain at 0.10% for the foreseeable future.

At its board meeting today the RBA confirmed the official cash rate would remain at 0.10%. This was no surprise given that at its last meeting the bank confirmed that to consider an increase it would need to see underlying inflation between 2% and 3% on a sustainable basis, full…