Interest rate hikes


Political snippets: Rate reduction a good bet

The money has been coming for an interest rate cut in this afternoon’s big event.

Political snippets: A grim set of numbers

You have to wonder whether the Reserve Bank has grievously overdone it with its interest rate rises this year.

Economic growth figures support RBA interest rate hike

Despite what we all thought a year ago, 2009 turned out to be quite a good year economically for Australia.

The Economy: where’s our wealth going?

Research from the Melbourne Institute finds that a growing number of Australians are running into debt, Henry Thornton explains.