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Steve Keen and Macquarie Group tip cash rate of 2% by year-end
Perhaps signifying the level of uncertainty in the outlook for the 2013 economy and property market, a poll of 23 economists carried outbyThe Ageprofe... Read More -
With 50-basis-point cut expectations, nine economists expect lowest cash rate since late 1950s
Nine out of 27 economists polled by Bloomberg expect the cash rate to fall to 2.75% in the first three months of 2012, the lowest it would be for RBA ... Read More -
Cash rate heading for 52-year low, says Stephen Koukoulas: Tweet of the day
The benchmark RBA cash rate will be at its lowest point since 1960 should the cash rate fall to 2.75% by March 2013, as is being priced by futures mar... Read More -
House prices to surge 15% by late 2013 as rates fall 100 basis points: Australian Financial Review’s David Bassanese
House prices could rise by as much as 15% between now and late 2013 as rate cuts improve affordability, according to Australian Financial Review econo... Read More -
RBA to resume cash rate cuts in October, followed by November and one in March quarter: Westpac’s Bill Evans
The man who first tipped the RBA wouldstart cutting rates in November last year now expects the central bank to resume cutting the cash rate by 25 bas... Read More -
Westpac’s Bill Evans and HSBC’s Paul Bloxham favour November rate cut – AMP’s Shane Oliver sticks with October
The minutes of the September 4 monetary policy meeting indicate the RBA is moving closer to cutting the cash rate, but both Westpac chief economist Bi... Read More -
Economist don’t foresee RBA cash rate cut in August and rate cut also unlikely in September: Bloomberg survey
Economists are nearly all in agreement that the RBA will leave the cash rate unchanged at 3.5% at its next board meeting on August 7. Twenty out of 2... Read More -
Four more cash rate cuts still possible in current cycle: Macquarie Group's Brian Redican
The Reserve Bank could cut the cash rate another four times in the current rate-cutting cycle, according toMacquarie Group senior economist Brian Redi... Read More -
August awaits as economists unanimous on no RBA cash rate cut at July meeting: Bloomberg survey
Borrowers can forget about an RBA cash rate cut on Tuesday, according to the latest Bloomberg survey of 28 economists. All 28 expect the RBA to leave... Read More -
Playing politics with the RBA: Stephen Koukoulas
Thankfully Paul Howes, national secretary of the Australian Workers Union, and Garry Weaven, chair of Industry Funds Management, have zero influence o... Read More -
What inflation means for RBA interest rates in May: Christopher Joye
With so much talk about today's ABS inflation data and the potential ramifications this will have for the RBA's rates decision at its May bo... Read More -
ANZ lifts rates again after keeping consumers in suspense until knock-off time: RBA interest rates aftermath
ANZ has announced it will lift rates by 0.06%. Effective 20 April 2012, ANZ’s new standard variable mortgage rate will be 7.42%pa, the bank said in a... Read More -
Builders and retailers slam rates hold decision as RBA awaits first-quarter inflation data
Economists remain confident that the Reserve Bank will cut interest rates next month (May 1) after leaving the cash rate unchanged at 4.25% yesterday ... Read More -
February building approvals down 7.8% as residential construction outlook weakens: ABS
The outlook for the residential construction sector has turned even bleaker, with new ABS figures showing a 7.8% drop to 10,771 dwelling approvals in ... Read More -
Oscillating rates debate with hip pockets and reputations at stake: Christopher Joye
Anyone predicting a much lower 3.5% RBA cash rate by June this year is being frustrated by the notoriously fickle financial markets (and a purportedly... Read More -
Cash rate is priced to perfection: Christopher Joye
brightcove.createExperiences(); Today the RBA will likely keep its cash rat... Read More -
RBA's decision to leave rates on hold the right call: Christopher Joye
So the RBA held interest rates steady at its February meeting, which is what I expected, characterising economic growth as “close to trend” and inflat... Read More -
Mortgage lending growth fell to 34-year low in 2011: RBA
Mortgage lending remains in the doldrums, with the latest RBA figures showing only a 0.4% increase in housing credit provided during December on a sea... Read More -
A 60% price fall - Incredible prediction of Australian real estate bloodbath excites Twitter
A forecast that Australian property prices will fall 60% over the next few years has excited the Twitterverse. The prominent property doom commentato... Read More -
RBA independence on the line in complex Cup Day scenario
After the 0.3% core inflation result yesterday (technically, the average of the perfectly consistent “weighted median” and “trimmed mean” prints), whi... Read More
