Anticipating further hikes in 2026? Here are sectors to watch. The Reserve Bank of Australia held cash rates steady at 3.6%, with expectations shifting towards potential rate hikes by 2026.

Australia’s central bank is poised to keep interest rates unchanged for a third straight meeting, with traders and economists on alert for any shift toward a more hawkish tone that might signal the ...

The Big Four banks expect the RBA to hold the cash rate at its December meeting, with three banks saying we've reached the bottom of the cycle. (Source: AAP/Yahoo Finance) Commonwealth Bank head of ...

BENGALURU, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The Reserve Bank of Australia will hold its cash rate at 3.60% on Tuesday and keep it there through 2026, according to a Reuters poll, a shift from last month when a ...

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[SYDNEY] Just as Australia’s central bank was on track to meet its inflation and employment mandate, fresh data may suggest emerging headwinds that challenge the interest rate-setting board’s ...

Governor Michele Bullock and her fellow board members should restart interest rate cuts as soon as next month after the unemployment rate hit a four-year high of 4.5 per cent, well above the 4.3 per ...

In her latest economic note, ANZ senior economist Adelaide Timbrell forecasted the RBA would continue to hold interest rates, with the minutes on monteary policy reaffirming this view. “We retain our ...

The last of the big four banks have announced they will pass on the RBA’s full 25 basis-point cut, both to take effect towards the end of August. Macquarie Bank may be promising to cut its variable ...

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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) shocked many in the finance sector when it voted against cutting the cash rate last month. The news came as a blow to people paying off home loans, who hoped a rate ...

The mainstream media dutifully swallowed the bait from the Reserve Bank of Australia following the release of its draft merchants payments and surcharging review on Tuesday, breathlessly typing up ...