Economic Confidence is Back, Baby!

Monday, March 1st, 2010

Confidence in the economy is back, and in no short supply either. Housing sales shot up by 9.5% in January, with more investors getting back into the market offsetting the downturn from the end of the First Home Owners Grant. The Governor of the Reserve Bank Glenn Stevens has made ...

Why does the RBA plan to raise interest rates?

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Over the past couple of days I have read many a comment (almost all negative) about rising RBA Interest Rates from ordinary people questioning exactly why it has to happen. People of course will most often only go to the length of publicly commenting about something if it annoys them, ...

RBA Remains Firm on Interest Rates

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

The Reserve Bank of Australia have decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 3.0 per cent at its meeting today. Stating that global financial markets seem to have seen the worst, and that there is even modest growth in some areas, including Australia's major trading partner China. "Economic conditions in ...

Reserve Bank Backs Australian Economy With Hold On Interest Rates

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

It looks as though the reserve bank have recognized the stimulus package as having an effect on the economy already, and have backed off from any further drop in interest rates this time around. Having already had the largest decrease in rates in Australias history, the Reserve Bank has held ...