RBA buying A$3B bonds, April 2026-April 2029 maturity
The RBA is continuing with its bond-buying spree under the yield target policy but after two days of focusing on the...
RBA to publish minutes on April 1 of special March board meeting
RBA will publish on April 1 the minutes of the special monetary policy announcement made on March 19. The meeting too...
RBA Parliamentary Hearing Bit Unusual But Not Extraordinary
RBA deputy governor Guy Debelle will be appearing before the Economics Legislation Committee in Canberra late evening...
Ex-centralbanker Says RBA Might Do 25+25, Not 50
An ex-centralbanker with strong experience in monetary policy during the global financial crisis says the RBA is more...
Westpac Evans Expects RBA Cut Tue, QE by mid-year
Not much forecasting on RBA by Westpac's chief economist Bill Evans other than a 25bps cut in the cash rate...
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RBA Monetary Policy Board members to give speeches late-May/early June
Two external board members of the RBA's Monetary Policy Board are scheduled to deliver speeches in late May-early...
Published on : 22 Apr 2026 , 03:49 PMRBNZ Maintains OCR at 2.25%
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand left the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 2.25% but signalled it is prepared to lift t...
Published on : 08 Apr 2026 , 12:10 PMRBA Raises Cash Rate to 4.10%
The Reserve Bank of Australia lifted the cash rate by 25bps to 4.10%, making it back-to-back rate hikes after th...
Published on : 17 Mar 2026 , 02:41 PMAustralia Dec Qtr GDP Up 2.6% y/y
The Australian economy grew 0.8% q/q in the December quarter, data published by the Australian Bureau of St...
Published on : 04 Mar 2026 , 11:46 AMAustralia's Private New Capex Rises 0.4% q/q in Dec Qtr
Australia's total private new capex rose 0.4% q/q in the December quarter, leading to a 7.8% rise y/y, according...
Published on : 26 Feb 2026 , 11:34 AMAustralia Jan CPI up 3.8% y/y
Australia's Consumer Price Index rose 0.4% q/q in January, slowing from a 1.0% rise in December, but the y/y pace...
Published on : 25 Feb 2026 , 11:39 AMAustralia Dec Qtr Construction Work Done Fell -0.1% q/q
Value of construction work done in Australia fell -0.1% q/q in the December quarter and rose 3.0% y/y, data from the...
Published on : 25 Feb 2026 , 11:38 AMRBNZ increases monetary policy meetings to eight from seven
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand will have eight monetary policy meetings a year from 2027, up from seven.
... Published on : 19 Feb 2026 , 02:36 PMAustralia Jan Unemployment Rate Stays at 4.1%
Australia's unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1% in January, data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics sho...
Published on : 19 Feb 2026 , 11:39 AMRBNZ Leaves OCR unchanged at 2.25%
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand kept the Official Cash Rate unchanged at 2.25%, meeting expectations.