Australia news live: Bullock warns more hikes possible after RBA holds cash rate at 4.35%; Greens accuse Carroll of ‘crumbling to big business’ over work from home bill

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Ian Waldie/Getty Images The Reserve Bank of Australia has left the cash rate unchanged at 4.35% as it assesses whether the three interest rate rises delivered earlier this year are doing enough to slow the economy and bring inflation back under control. The RBA faces a difficult balancing act. Inflation remains too hig

The RBA decision came after ANZ warned that property prices could slump by almost 15 per cent over this year and next, citing interest rates, low affordability and the government’s property tax changes.

The RBA decision came after ANZ warned that property prices could slump by almost 15 per cent over this year and next, citing interest rates, low affordability and the government’s property tax changes.

Reserve Bank of Australia Holds Rates Steady but Remains Worried About Inflation  WSJ

Australian central bank holds rates but keeps hike on table  Reuters

The Reserve Bank has kept interest rates on hold at its August meeting, after three rate hikes earlier this year.

Since the start of his second term, President Donald Trump has waged a fierce campaign to impose his will on the Federal Reserve, breaking with the modern convention of walling off the US central bank from political interference, at least publicly. He sought to pressure Jerome Powell, the Fed chairman Trump appointed d

Individuals who sell secondhand items online could face another crackdown as the Government looks to fund its spending commitments, accountants have warned.

After months of pain, a surprise fall in inflation has buoyed hopes the cash rate will hold.