Reserve Bank of Australia

Australia’s central bank lifts rates to 18-year high of 4.85%

2026-11-03T04:08:06.000Z
The consumer price index rose 1.3% in Q3, after an increase of 0.6% in Q2, data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed.

Australian inflation runs hot in Q3, cements case for imminent rate rise

2026-10-28T03:45:28.000Z
RBA assistant governor Christopher Kent said: “I’d always be a bit cautious about the monthly numbers.”

Australia central banker sees signs of labour market easing

2026-10-19T07:15:33.000Z
Auctions are a popular way of selling houses in Australia, particularly in the largest cities of Sydney and Melbourne.

Australian home auctions decline as rate hikes dampen activity

2026-10-18T04:10:15.000Z
The board only “briefly” considered holding interest rates steady, before unanimously voting to hike to 4.6 per cent.

Australia central bank saw upside risks to inflation lingering after September rate hike

2026-10-13T07:43:59.000Z
Home prices in Sydney, the nation’s biggest city, have fallen almost 9% from their peak in February. 

Australia home auction clearance rate stuck below 50% for second week

2026-10-11T05:37:12.000Z
Nationally, property prices have fallen for six consecutive months. The declines have been steepest in Australia’s two biggest and most expensive cities: Sydney values, for instance, are down 8.6% from their February peak.

Australia’s property boom is unravelling. How bad will it get?

2026-10-05T07:26:02.000Z
The RBA’s 100 bps of tightening this year has more than reversed the 75 bps of policy easing from 2025.

Australia’s central bank lifts rates to 15-year high, signals risk of further hikes

2026-09-29T09:51:41.000Z
The decline in activity and clearance rates is a further sign of a slowdown in Australia’s previously red-hot housing market that is driving down prices.

Australian home auction clearance rate hits 10-week low as looming rate hike threatens deeper slowdown

2026-09-27T03:51:08.000Z
The Australian housing market suggests tightening is already biting, with national prices down nearly 4% from their peaks, a fall compounded by a government tax change on investment properties that has hobbled investor lending.

Australia housing runs out of rescuers as RBA is set to hike rates

2026-09-24T05:27:52.000Z