Australian Interest Rates

Latest news and analysis on Australian Interest Rates

Macro

The RBA won’t hike again, but cuts pushed into (very) distant future

There’s definitely a shift in interest rate expectations post April CPI, but a hike remains a low probability vs cuts are now very distant!
Carl Capolingua
Livewire Markets
Macro

RBA 40-60 hike vs hold, and you can forget about a rate cut in the next 12 months

Markets were expecting the next move in interest rates to be down, but after worse than expected inflation data a hike is back on the table.
Carl Capolingua
Livewire Markets
Macro

Higher inflation should see the RBA revise up its outlook

History suggests that there is the risk that the RBA revises up its longer term forecasts of inflation.
Kieran Davies
Coolabah Capital
Views from the Top

Morgan Stanley is not expecting the RBA to cut rates this year. Here's where they are investing

And where the big opportunities lie for investors beyond AI, according to Morgan Stanley Wealth Management's Alexandre Ventelon
Sara Allen
Livewire Markets
Equities

No cut for you! RBA cut expectations pushed to 2025 (for the first time ever!)

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has become more hawkish on interest rates and this could have dire consequences for the stock market.
Carl Capolingua
Livewire Markets
Macro

Is it time to fix that term deposit rate? What to expect from the RBA and interest rates in 2024

Latest CPI data shows Australian inflation continues to moderate, triggering a substantial shift in market sentiment on interest rates.
Carl Capolingua
Livewire Markets
Education

Bonds: Why quality matters

Liquidity can mean the difference between prospering and missing out when opportunities arise.
Charlie Jamieson
Jamieson Coote Bonds
Macro

Why 2024 might see you get a pay rise in real terms

Falling inflation could have some unexpected benefits according to ANZ Senior Economist Adelaide Timbrell.
Sara Allen
Livewire Markets
Education

Why Government Bonds remain a natural choice

Government Bonds are arguably now in better shape and more able to defend portfolios than they have been in years.
Charlie Jamieson
Jamieson Coote Bonds
Macro

Reserve Bank's inflation challenge

The Reserve Bank's battle to tame inflation will be a slog. Here's why.
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Kiryll Prakapenka
Fat Tail Investment Research
Macro

Where the Australian economy is headed and what investors need to know

Insights from the RBA's Marion Kohler, Assistant Governor - Economics (Acting) on the economic outlook.
Sara Allen
Livewire Markets
Macro

Are the five horsemen of interest rates actually doing their job?

RBA Assistant Governor (Financial Markets) Christopher Kent discussed the five channels of monetary policy and what it means for inflation.
Sara Allen
Livewire Markets
Livewire Live

Is the party over or has the music just changed?

Catch the entire panel session featuring some of Australia's brightest economic minds here.
Livewire Exclusive
Livewire Markets
Macro

Interest rates: lower and sooner?

Will the mantra of ‘higher for longer’ interest rates be superseded by ‘lower and sooner'?
Kiryll Prakapenka
Fat Tail Investment Research
Macro

RBA held interest rates steady at 4.1%, Bank of Canada left interest rates unchanged at 5%

Weekly Update | 8th September 2023
Hue Frame
Frame Funds Management
Macro

Impact of rising rates on Australian credit markets | Josh Manning

Murdoch is joined by Josh Manning, the founder and portfolio manager at Manning Asset Management, to discuss Australian credit markets.
Murdoch Gatti
York Wealth Management
Property

What happened to the fixed rate mortgage cliff?

I spoke with AMP's Diana Mousina and buyers agent Pete Wargent to find out.
Ally Selby
Livewire Markets
Macro

The lucky country has become the lazy country

Businesses appear focused on paying shareholders rather than building new equipment/technology, creating a productivity/inflation problem.
Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Macro

The RBA's "active taper" options and finding "greeniums" on ESG bonds

An active taper is a live option as is the ability to capitalise on "greeniums" on ESG bonds...
Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
Macro

Borrowers have dodged multiple rate increases

Extreme competition in the banking sector has allowed most borrowers to avoid some of the RBA's rate increases
Christopher Joye
Coolabah Capital
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