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Interest Rates: Treasury yields tick higher ahead of Federal Reserve interest rate decision
Treasury yields edged higher as traders await the Federal Reserve's latest monetary policy decision.
Housing: Housing developments get reprieve as soaring costs hamper building
The NSW government says it would allow stalled projects it deemed to be significant to go ahead, even if they missed a 12-month deadline for construction.
Million: Wells demands ‘restraint’ as Australia Post pays big executive bonuses
Despite an underlying loss of more than $100 million and warnings from credit agencies, the service has handed its outgoing boss a $1.36 million pay bump.
Interest Rates: Treasury yields tick higher ahead of Federal Reserve interest rate decision
Treasury yields edged higher as traders await the Federal Reserve's latest monetary policy decision.
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12Treasury yields tick higher ahead of Federal Reserve interest rate decision
Treasury yields edged higher as traders await the Federal Reserve's latest monetary policy decision.
Inflation rises: Is a Melbourne Cup Day rate hike next?
Australia's inflation rate has climbed to 4.3 per cent, raising the prospect of another RBA rate rise. What does it mean for interest rates and investors?
Shane Wright | The Age
Shane Wright is a senior economics correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.
Chalmers lowers hopes for fuel discounts after high inflation result
Faced with another high inflation result and the likelihood of a rate hike next Tuesday, Treasurer Jim Chalmers calls for "perspective" and points to external factors.
A Melbourne Cup Day shock is the last thing the RBA needs
The Reserve Bank spent a week preparing the public for a rate increase just as its Kiwi counterpart did the opposite. The credibility of both is in the balance.
Mortgage holders brace for Melbourne Cup interest rate hike as inflation continues to accelerate
Inflation accelerated to 4.3 per cent in September, increasing expectations of a further RBA rate rise that could add pressure to mortgage holders and housing markets.
SA land prices outpace Melbourne’s despite falling sales - realestate.com.au
Land in Adelaide is once again more expensive than Melbourne’s as sales collapse to less than half last year’s levels.
Inflation horror show means fifth 2026 rate rise almost inevitable - latest financepolicy news - API Magazine
Inflation horror show means fifth 2026 rate rise almost inevitable BREAKING NEWS: Borrowers have been spooked by a scary lift in inflation that has made an interest rate hike on Melbourne Cup Day a near certainty.
74 suburbs where you can buy a beach house for cheaper than a city unit - realestate.com.au
New data has uncovered dozens of coastal suburbs around Australia where a typical house costs less than the price of a city apartment.
November RBA rate hike likely locked in as high inflation lingers - realestate.com.au
Aussie households can expect the chance of a rate hike next week to have significantly increased off the back of new data published on Wednesday.
Inflation jumps to 4.3 per cent, fuelling prospect of Cup Day rate rise
The highest monthly jump since March puts intense pressure on the Reserve Bank to deliver another interest rate increase when it meets next Tuesday.
Inflation jumps to 4.3 per cent, fuelling prospect of Cup Day rate rise
The highest monthly jump since March puts intense pressure on the Reserve Bank to deliver another interest rate increase when it meets next Tuesday.