Australian Inflation Slows to Four-Year Low, Rate Cut Expectations Rise

Australias consumer prices rose at the slowest pace in more than four years during the June quarter, reinforcing market expectations for an interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) ... Read More

Australia Inflation Slows, RBA Signals Caution on Rate Cuts

Australias second-quarter inflation data aligned with central bank expectations, providing a positive signal for monetary policy while keeping interest rate decisions cautious, Reserve Bank of ... Read More

Australia Q2 inflation surprises on low side, heralds rate cut

Australian consumer prices grew at the slowest pace in over four years in the June quarter, data showed on Wednesday, while core inflation hit a fresh three-year low and cemented market wagers for a ... Read More

Inflation slows again — but is it enough for the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates?

Inflation is moving in the right direction, but new figures released today may not be soft enough to trigger a cut in official interest rates in August. The Australian Bureau of Statistics released ... Read More

Australia's core inflation hits 3-1/2-year low, greenlighting July rate ...

Crucially, the trimmed mean measure of core inflation increased at a slower annual pace of 2.4% in May, coming under the mid-point of the 2-3% target band. That was down from 2.8% in April and ... Read More

Australia's second-quarter inflation drops to lowest since March 2021, supporting case for rate cut

Australia’s headline inflation rate in the second quarter of the year slipped to its lowest point since March 2021, coming in at 2.1% year over year, compared to 2.4% in the preceding period. This was ... Read More