Glenn Connley

May 5, 2026

The View from Grogs

The RBA when it talks about inflation likes to talk bout “underlying” or “core” inflation.  It does this as we saw in…

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RBA raises interest rates to 4.35%

The RBA board has taken mortgage holders back to 2024, returning interest rates to where they were before they started their cuts….

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The view from Grogs

Ok so the RBA wants to reduce inflation.  It’s probably worth looking at what is causing inflation then?  In March where prices…

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What’s known so far about the federal budget

While we wait to see how the RBA thinks increasing interest rates, on top of increased fuel prices will help lower inflation…

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The reason the RBA will raise rates is because it wants unemployment to rise because it believes this needs to happen to lower inflation. 

To understand this thinking lets go back to the whole objective of the RBA. The RBA has two jobs – maintain a…

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So the market is pretty sure that the RBA is going to raise rates today. 

Will that be it?  Again, the answer appears to be, alas no.  The past 2 months have seen some pretty wild movements…

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At 2:30 today the RBA Monetary Policy Board will announce whether or not it is raising the cash rate.

Alas it appears almost certain they will.  The finance markets are pricing in the likelihood of a rate rise at 75%. This…

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Hello

Hello and welcome to a special edition of The Point Live, where we will cover the most likely decision of the RBA…

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April 24, 2026

And that’s where we’ll leave it – more analysis on The Point over the weekend

Thanks for following our rolling coverage of the Senate gas tax inquiry. Santos will give evidence this evening. For coverage of that…

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INPEX on Japan taxing Australian gas

Straight up, Senator Hodgkins-May asks INPEX about Australia Institute research showing that Japan’s government raises more money from Australian gas exports than…

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