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Australia inflation supports case for RBA rate rise
Supply Chain

Australia inflation supports case for RBA rate rise

Higher housing and wage pressures are keeping Australian inflation too hot for the Reserve Bank to rule out another rate rise as soon as November.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
RBA set to hold as late business payments hit six-year high
Small Business

RBA set to hold as late business payments hit six-year high

Australian businesses face tighter cash flow as overdue invoices jump to a six-year high, reinforcing expectations the RBA will hold rates at 4.35%.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Inflation pressures remain entrenched, CreditorWatch warns
Inflation

Inflation pressures remain entrenched, CreditorWatch warns

Rising fuel and wage costs could keep Australian prices elevated for months, complicating the Reserve Bank of Australia's inflation fight.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Last month
Australian inflation eases, but RBA tightening looms
Power / Energy

Australian inflation eases, but RBA tightening looms

Fuel costs have pushed headline prices higher again, leaving the Reserve Bank of Australia under pressure to raise interest rates despite softer underlying inflation.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 29th Apr 2026

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Sharing economy transforming Kiwi spending habits
Uber

Sharing economy transforming Kiwi spending habits

The sharing economy is reshaping Kiwi spending; Stats NZ reveals increased online spending on services like Uber and Airbnb, altering the CPI basket.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Jan 2018
NZ economic growth to slowly come off boil in next three years: NZIER survey
Migration

NZ economic growth to slowly come off boil in next three years: NZIER survey

New Zealand's economic growth to slow over next three years, says NZIER survey. GDP expected to expand 3.3% this year.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 16th Mar 2015
While you were sleeping: Oil checks global equities
Apple

While you were sleeping: Oil checks global equities

Wall Street was mixed as a decline in oil prices weighed on energy shares, offsetting optimism about a strong US economy and a supportive central bank.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Feb 2015
Reserve Bank of Australia cuts key rate to 2.25% citing weak domestic demand
Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Reserve Bank of Australia cuts key rate to 2.25% citing weak domestic demand

The Reserve Bank of Australia cut its cash rate to a record low, saying weak domestic demand and tame inflation in the face of falling crude oil pr.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
Tame NZ inflation expectations may still be too high, RBNZ says
Inflation

Tame NZ inflation expectations may still be too high, RBNZ says

Tame expectations for increases in New Zealand consumer price increases could still be too high, and the Reserve Bank is reviewing the way it asses.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Dec 2014
World Week Ahead: Fed minutes, US housing data
Wall Street

World Week Ahead: Fed minutes, US housing data

Minutes from last month's US Federal Reserve meeting, corporate earnings from Target and Best Buy, and reports on the American housing market will.

By Pattrick Smellie • 4 min read • Mon, 17th Nov 2014
Correction: Real Estate Institute O'Sullivan says first-home buyers could give up on home ownership
Inflation

Correction: Real Estate Institute O'Sullivan says first-home buyers could give up on home ownership

Departing Real Estate Institute chief executive Helen O'Sullivan said the Reserve Bank's decision to continue the loan-to-value ratio restrictions.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Fri, 14th Nov 2014