RBA leaves interest rates untouched, as expected at 4.35 per cent

10 December

Borrowers hoping for repayment cheer to ring in the new year will be left disappointed as the Reserve Bank of Australia keeps its key interest rate unchanged. The widely expected call marks more than twelve months at 4.35 per cent, with the central...[Read More]

RBA holds the cash rate at 4.35% – Interest rates on hold with nothing ruled in or out

5 November

Mortgage holders still have longer to wait for interest rate relief as the Reserve Bank of Australia warns underlying inflation remains “too high”. All bets were on no change when the central bank board announced its decision ahead of the...[Read More]

Reserve Bank keeps rates on hold, as expected – unchanged at 4.35 per cent

24 September

Australians will experience a calendar year of unchanged interest rates after the Reserve Bank of Australia held the cash rate steady, as widely expected. The key interest rate has been unchanged at 4.35 per cent since November 2023, and will remain...[Read More]

Reserve Bank leaves interest rates on hold, as expected

6 August

Australian borrowers have avoided extra loan repayment pain after the Reserve Bank of Australia opted on Tuesday to leave interest rates steady, in a widely expected move. The key interest rate has been unchanged at 4.35 per cent since November...[Read More]

RBA keeps rates on hold for fifth meeting in a row – interest rates untouched at 4.35 per cent

18 June

The Reserve Bank of Australia has left interest rates untouched at 4.35 per cent for the fifth consecutive meeting and remains ‘vigilant’ to inflation risks. CANBERRA, AAP – Mortgage-holders have avoided another bump in their monthly...[Read More]

Reserve Bank extends pause at March cash rate call – rates on hold at 4.35 per cent

19 March

The Reserve Bank has left interest rates on hold at 4.35 per cent for the third meeting in a row in an almost universally expected move reflecting inflation that is cooling but still too high. The board came to its decision on Tuesday after two days...[Read More]

No change in interest rates as price pressures ebb – steady at 4.35 per cent

6 February

The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept interest rates on ice in a widely expected move that will be welcomed by financially strained borrowers. Board members decided to leave interest rates steady at 4.35 per cent on Tuesday, after the bank’s...[Read More]

Reserve Bank on hold at final meeting for 2023 – cash rate remains unchanged at 4.35 per cent

5 December

Australian mortgage holders have been gifted an early Christmas present as the Reserve Bank chooses to leave interest rates untouched. The board has decided to leave the cash rate at 4.35 per cent at the December meeting in a move most forecasters...[Read More]

RBA fires off Melbourne Cup day interest rate hike: The move takes the official cash rate to 4.35 per cent

7 November

Australia’s central bank has pulled the trigger on a widely-expected 25 basis point interest rate hike aimed at driving down stubbornly high inflation. The move takes the official cash rate to 4.35 per cent. Provided banks pass the increase on to...[Read More]

No change in interest rates at Bullock’s first meeting – on hold at 4.1 per cent

3 October

Stretched borrowers have been spared more mortgage pain as the Reserve Bank board chooses to leave interest rates on hold at 4.1 per cent. The October decision marks the fourth month on the sidelines after an intense series of interest rate...[Read More]

Reserve Bank keeps rates on hold for third month in row – untouched at 4.1 per cent

5 September

Interest rates have been left untouched at 4.1 per cent in September in welcome news for borrowers. The Reserve Bank of Australia has stayed on the sidelines for the third month in a row, a move expected by most economists at outgoing governor...[Read More]

Borrowers spared cash rate hike as RBA stays on hold at 4.1 per cent

1 August

Borrowers have been granted another month of interest rate relief, with the Reserve Bank leaving the official cash rate untouched at 4.1 per cent. The second consecutive month on hold follows four percentage points of increases that have heaped...[Read More]

Reserve Bank hits pause on interest rates leaving the official cash rate at 4.1 per cent.

4 July

Mortgage holders can breathe a sigh of relief as the Reserve Bank keeps interest rates on hold. Australia’s central bank moved to the sidelines in July after 12 interest rate rises in the tightening cycle, leaving the official cash rate at 4.1 per...[Read More]

New blow for home owners as interest rates rise again up 0.25%

6 June

Mortgage holders have been slugged with another 0.25 percentage point interest rate rise. The Reserve Bank board has opted to keep pressure on borrowers as it grapples with still-high inflation. The quarterly consumer price index came in at seven...[Read More]

Reserve Bank fires off another interest rate hike – up 25 basis points – cash rate to 3.85 per cent for May

2 May

The Reserve Bank has shifted gears again and hiked by 25 basis points in May following a pause in the month prior. The return to hiking follows still-high inflation data that, while easing, was not enough to convince the board to keep the cash rate...[Read More]