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News Ltd columnists were quick to proclaim that the RBA had cut rates to combat the high Aussie dollar. Turns out, that was a crock — but where are their heartfelt apologies?

The RBA, while cautious, sees growth returning to trend in 2014, an outcome a falling dollar will help bring about, write Crikey’s Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane.

Today’s strong employment growth figures suggest the economy is travelling better than many believe. The rate is down, but Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane report 50,000 new jobs were created.

Yesterday’s surprise rate cut is designed to address both the strong dollar and a domestic economy struggling as governments slash spending, say Crikey writers Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane.

While we’re assuming there’ll be further interest rate cuts, the big banks have a more optimistic view of how the economy is travelling. Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane report.

After 22 years without a recession, Glenn Stevens deserves his new three-year RBA term. It’s been a good run, says MacroBusiness’ David Llewellyn-Smith, but his greatest test might be to come.

The beleaguered Cypriot Finance Minister has resigned as an inevitable probe into the country’s economic crisis got underway.

Adelaide punters are jealous of all the western Sydney love, plus other political issues of the day.

The May Budget should be focused on ensuring the transition to a post-boom economy. It currently looks like anything but, report Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane.

The Reserve Bank has flagged that there may be further interest rate cuts in response to the strong dollar. In the strongest possible terms, report Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane.

With momentum against further quantitative easing building, the dollar’s long run above parity might finally be near an end, with some nudging.

The RBA has adopted a more realistic, and less certain, approach to economic forecasting. Will the private sector follow its lead? Crikey’s Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane investigate.

The Reserve Bank has identified “spillover” from quantitative easing as a key concern as the Australian dollar climbs higher. Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane report on the danger.

The RBA is likely to cut today, but the return of China to strong growth makes it a more finely-balanced decision than many claim. Crikey’s Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane report.

The latest NAB business confidence survey shows business conditions have fallen to their weakest level in three years, driven down by declines in employment, profitability and trading conditions.

When even the Reserve Bank thinks its forecasts should be handled with care, private forecasters owe their users an explanation, write Glenn Dyer and Bernard Keane.

New data on retail sales and import/export trade are unlikely to affect the Reserve Bank’s thinking ahead of tomorrow’s crucial interest rates meeting.