The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has lifted the cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.85%, adding to pressure on households and businesses. While the move was widely expected by markets and most ...

RBA lifts interest rates by 0.25 per cent, to 3.85 per cent, after inflation rose "materially" in the second half of 2025.

Kevin Warsh might try to cut interest rates despite inflation concerns given AI-driven productivity gains. Three economic ...

Inflation rose at the end of 2025, picking up more than forecast. The Consumer Price Index rose 3.8 per cent annually in December, up from 3.4 per cent in the year to November, adding to rate hike ...

Here, the Press Association examines what the decision means and what the Bank expects to happen to the economy.

The consumer price index declined unexpectedly in November 2025. It was the first CPI report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics since the government shutdown ended last month. Economists said that ...

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer prices increased less than expected in January amid cheaper ...

John Hawkins formerly worked as a senior economist at the Reserve Bank. Inflation has risen further above the Reserve Bank of Australia’s 2–3% target. There is now a very real prospect the Reserve ...

The latest rate, which covers the year to January, is a drop from the previous 3.4% - but it remains above the Bank of England's 2% target.

Interest rates have certainly cooled in the last year, thanks to a changing economic environment and multiple Federal Reserve rate cuts, and that relief has trickled down to mortgage rates. The dip in ...

Weekly Average Mortgage Rate Trends. The Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) reflects rates for first-lien, conventional, conforming purchase mortgages with a loan-t ...