Amy Remeikis

February 18, 2025

Ok, final thing – wages! If wages are rising fast, then the worry is that inflation will also rise because once again…

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We have some more recent figures on how were are spending – retail trade figures only count the things we buy in…

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What reasons are there to cut rates?

What other things make the case for cutting rates pretty clear? Well lets looks at household spending. The most recent GDP figures…

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Robodebt six to face corruption probe

Some breaking news now and the nation’s corruption watchdog will investigate six individuals referred to it, following a review of the Robodebt…

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What other things make the case for cutting rates pretty clear? Well lets looks at household spending. The most recent GDP figures…

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Amnesty International slams “cruel” Nauru deal

Stepping away from interest rates for a moment: Amnesty International has branded the latest move to send stateless former immigration detainees to…

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Explain the target band to me

Sure! The RBA has an agreement with the government to aim for a target inflation range. This is set out in its…

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It’s been 84 years (insert meme here)

It’s now been 4 years and 3 months since the last rate cut in November 2020. The last time we went that…

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But isn’t this super political? I mean, yes. Of course it is. But it ALWAYS is. And given the figures, not cutting…

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OK, so why should the RBA cut rates?

Well first off, it would start to undo the damage of its belief that inflation has been due to us all having…

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