Rate rise next week firms after surprise inflation jump

The Reserve Bank of Australia is under pressure to lift interest rates next week after the latest inflation figures came in ...

Shop price inflation defies expectations to jump in January

Shop price inflation defies expectations to jump in January - Shop inflation overall was 1.5% higher than a year earlier – a significant increase on December’s 0.7%, according to the BRC and NIQ.

Rate rise all but guaranteed after inflation jump

But in a sign the economy is running strongly, airlines were able to push up their fares during the Christmas period.

Australian inflation jumps, adding to chances of an RBA interest rate hike

Inflation has risen further above the Reserve Bank of Australia’s 2–3% target. There is now a very real prospect the Reserve ...
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Inflation cooled slightly in December though it remains above Fed's target

WASHINGTON — Inflation cooled a bit last month as prices for gas and used cars fell, a sign that stubbornly elevated cost pressures are slowly easing. Consumer prices rose 0.3% in December from the ...

Borrowers brace for higher mortgage costs as fresh inflation jump fuels rate fears

Borrowers are bracing for higher mortgage costs on top of existing cost of living pressures, with markets widely tipping an ...

Economist blames Albanese government spending for surprise inflation jump that could cost you $100 a week

Treasurer Jim Chalmers, who has a doctorate in political science, this week got into a public war of words over inflation with AMP’s chief finance wonk Shane Oliver, whose PhD is in economics.