5 days agomonetary policy decision 9 december 2025 at its meeting, the board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 3.60 per cent. 2 days agothe reserve bank of australia (rba) is under pressure to hike interest rates this week after inflation jumped higher than expected. 1 day agothe rba cut interest rates three times last year, but for most customers of three of the four major banks, lower variable rates did not automatically translate to lower home loan repayments.
1 day agothe reserve bank has started its first meeting with expectations it will lift interest rates. 6 days agorba expected to lift cash rate to 3.85% as economy runs hotter than forecast: Dec 9, 2025governor michele bullock says the rba is likely to keep rates on hold or deliver a hike next year, with no rate cut on the horizon for the foreseeable future.
Dec 9, 2025the reserve bank of australia (rba) has decided to hold interest rates. Jul 8, 2025the reserve bank of australia (rba) was expected to slash interest rates by .25 per cent today. Instead, it kept the cash rate steady at 3.85 per cent – despite 31 of 37 economists predicting.
The big four banks – anz, nab, westpac and cba – are unanimously expecting the reserve bank of australia (rba) to hold the cash rate steady at 3.60 per cent today. The rba's monetary policy board unanimously decided to cut the official cash rate target by 25 basis points, bringing it down to 3.60 per cent.