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Stock market trading screen showing S&P 500 chart

November 12, 2026

Australian New Home Loans Plunge Record 15% as RBA Rate Hikes and COP31 Clash

Australian New Home Loans Plunge Record 15% as RBA Rate Hikes and COP31 Clash New Australian mortgage commitments fell by a record 15.0% in the September quarter, the steepest quarterly drop in

Street-level view of the Reserve Bank of Australia head office facade at Martin Place in Sydney, the site of cash-rate decisions.

Business·Policy

RBA lifts cash rate to 4.85%, the fifth rise this year

If you have a variable home loan, your repayments could move again. Every RBA interest rate decision now matters to anyone with a mortgage. The Reserve Bank lifted the cash rate to 4.85 per cent on 3 November. That is

November 3, 2026

Inflation Hits 4.3%: Will the RBA Pull the Rate Trigger on Melbourne Cup Day?

Australia·Business·Policy

Australian motorists filling up at the bowser and mortgage holders checking their repayment apps face a difficult week after the Australian Bureau of Statistics

Cash rate at 4.60% after four rises this year: what comes next for mortgages

Business·Policy

Many Australians with mortgages have been paying more for their home loans this year. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raised the cash rate

Reserve Bank of Australia building in Sydney

Australia·Business·Policy

RBA Lifts Cash Rate to 4.60%, Warns More Hikes Possible as Oil Prices and AI Demand Drive Inflation

If you have a variable-rate home loan, yesterday’s Reserve Bank announcement directly changes what you’ll pay each month. The RBA raised the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.60% on

Sunita Somvanshi

September 29, 2026

Bank and payment services image representing card surcharge changes in Australia.

Australia·Business·Policy

Australia Bans Card Surcharges From October 1 and Merchants Are Already Folding the 0.80% Fee Into Your Bill

If you've been paying an extra 1–2% at checkout because you tapped a card instead of using cash, that fee ends on October 1. New rules mean Visa, Mastercard, eftpos and American

Sunita Somvanshi

September 28, 2026

Australia·Business·Policy

Australia Debt Interest Bill Hits $54.2 Billion, Rising to $77.2 Billion by 2030 — What PBO Data Shows

Australia's government interest bill is rising. The question is by how much, over what timeframe, and whether the trajectory is as severe as some coverage implies. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has flagged higher

Sunita Somvanshi

September 25, 2026

Australia

Australia’s Unemployment Hits 4.6% — Highest Since November 2021 — Even as 39,500 Jobs Were Added in August

Australia's unemployment rate climbed to 4.6% in August 2026, up from 4.5% in July, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Thursday. Employment still grew, participation rose, and

Sunita Somvanshi

September 25, 2026

Business·Policy

ASX 200 Hits Two-Month Low: What Australia’s Market Shift Means for Your Savings

Australia’s stock market dropped to its lowest point in two months this week, with the ASX 200 index losing 0.9 percent on a single day and falling 2.1 percent across the trading

Sunita Somvanshi

September 12, 2026

Business·Policy

RBA’s Rate-Hike Warning Now Includes an AI Boom Risk, Not Only Inflation Pain

The Reserve Bank of Australia is again under pressure to explain why interest rates may rise, but deputy governor Andrew Hauser added a newer risk to the usual inflation debate: an unexpected

Sunita Somvanshi

September 9, 2026