Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down his fifth budget with a major focus on reform and resilience, as well as intergenerational “fairness”. Jim Chalmers, in his budget speech, says it’s a budget “ambitious in the face of adversity”. “The core of this budget is an economic strategy, with five main parts getting through the global […]
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How government spending contributed to RBA rate hike
RBA Governor Michelle Bullock has confirmed the role of government spending on Australia’s inflation crisis. Jon Rolfe from The Daily Telegraph has told James Willis that it was the right decision to raise the cash rate. “It‘s never good when you’re saying that economic growth is anaemic … these are the times that we live in,” […]
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05/05/2026
Economist calls out government spending after rate hike
The RBA has hiked the cash rate once again, but it’s left many questioning if it was the right move. Judo Bank economic advisor Warren Hogan says a hike had been looming but it had been right call. “The case for higher interest rates was already there before we had these problems,” he told James […]
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AMP Deputy Chief Economist Diana Mousina says that while the RBA held the cash rate at 3.6 per cent today, an interest rate hike in early 2026 is not off the table. Mousina discussed the economic tightrope facing the RBA, fueled by the risk of stagflation, where higher unemployment combines with persistent inflation above the […]
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Evan Lucas on RBA’s ‘noisy’ data and the path for remaining rate cuts
Money News Host Evan Lucas has acknowledged that today’s rate hold was expected, but chances of another cut have dropped significantly. He argues that traders are over-emphasising “noisy” services inflation data and risks misreading the central bank’s need for further cuts to sustain the economic recovery. Chief Economist at AMP Shane Oliver also weighed in […]
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers has handed down his fifth budget with a major focus on reform and resilience, as well as intergenerational “fairness”. Jim Chalmers, in his budget speech, says it’s a budget “ambitious in the face of adversity”. “The core of this budget is an economic strategy, with five main parts getting through the global […]
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How government spending contributed to RBA rate hike
RBA Governor Michelle Bullock has confirmed the role of government spending on Australia’s inflation crisis. Jon Rolfe from The Daily Telegraph has told James Willis that it was the right decision to raise the cash rate. “It‘s never good when you’re saying that economic growth is anaemic … these are the times that we live in,” […]
James Willis
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05/05/2026
Economist calls out government spending after rate hike
The RBA has hiked the cash rate once again, but it’s left many questioning if it was the right move. Judo Bank economic advisor Warren Hogan says a hike had been looming but it had been right call. “The case for higher interest rates was already there before we had these problems,” he told James […]
James Willis
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17/03/2026
Rate hike not off the table? – Diana Mousina on the RBA’s 2026 dilemma
AMP Deputy Chief Economist Diana Mousina says that while the RBA held the cash rate at 3.6 per cent today, an interest rate hike in early 2026 is not off the table. Mousina discussed the economic tightrope facing the RBA, fueled by the risk of stagflation, where higher unemployment combines with persistent inflation above the […]
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04/11/2025
Evan Lucas on RBA’s ‘noisy’ data and the path for remaining rate cuts
Money News Host Evan Lucas has acknowledged that today’s rate hold was expected, but chances of another cut have dropped significantly. He argues that traders are over-emphasising “noisy” services inflation data and risks misreading the central bank’s need for further cuts to sustain the economic recovery. Chief Economist at AMP Shane Oliver also weighed in […]
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