Australian inflation has eased a little. An August interest rate rise now looks unlikely

Today’s inflation figures showed inflation pressures have eased, just a day after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) warned inflation was still too high. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported the consumer price index (CPI) rose 3.8% in the year to June, down from 4.0% in the year to May. The RBA’s preferred mea

ABS data shows inflation still too high but tracking lower than anticipated Australian mortgage-holders have “dodged a bullet’, with the Reserve Bank now less likely to hike rates next month after new data showed inflation unexpectedly eased to 3.8%, in the year to June, from 4%. The hotly anticipated consumer price re

Surprisingly soft inflation figures suggest the Reserve Bank will not be lifting interest rates in coming months - and maybe not for the rest of the year.

Surprisingly soft inflation figures suggest the Reserve Bank will not be lifting interest rates in coming months - and maybe not for the rest of the year.

Monetary Policy Key Facts —Probability. B3 Copom options price a 75.5% chance of a 0.25-point Selic cut at the August meeting. —Hold scenario. A roughly 21% probability remains priced for no change, reflecting data-dependence. —Inflation target. Brazil operates a formal 3.00% target with a ±1.5 percentage-point band fr

Banks' household mortgage loan rates rose for the second consecutive month to the highest point in two years and seven months in June on rising market interest, central bank data showed Tuesday. The average interest rate on new bank loans stood at 4.31 percent last month, up 0.12 percentage point from a month earlier,

By Peter Egwuatu Pension assets invested in the Federal Government of Nigeria, FGN, debt securities rose 17.5% Year-on-Year, YoY, to N17.479 trillion in May 2026 from N14.468 trillion in the corresponding period 2025, according to data from the National Pension Commission, PenCom. Financial analysts said the developmen

The Bank of England’s committee is due to meet on Thursday this week to decide over interest rates, with the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) able to lift, cut or keep the base rate at 3.75 per cent, where it has been since just before Christmas last year.But conflicting domestic and global pressures could force a chang

"After months of upside inflation surprises, patience is wearing thin," writes EY-Parthenon's Gregory Daco.

House prices have fallen and interest rates are rising again but mortgagee sales are well down on 2009.

House prices have fallen and interest rates are rising again but mortgagee sales are well down on 2009.