16/06/2026
A little breathing room for homeowners today.
Today, the RBA decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 4.35% after three consecutive rate increases.
Why the pause?
📉 The economy is starting to slow.
📈 Unemployment has edged up to around 4.5%.
💰 Inflation is still sitting above the RBA's target at 4.2%, but the Board wants more time to see how the previous three rate rises are flowing through the economy before making another move.
For many Australian households, that's a collective sigh of relief.
It means putting on hold the stress of wondering where the next few hundred dollars might come from in an already stretched household budget to cover another increase in mortgage repayments.
But the fight against inflation isn't over though and the RBA has made it clear that future rate rises haven't been ruled out. For now, they're taking a wait-and-see approach while they assess how the economy responds to the previous increases.
For now... we'll take the pause.
👀 Watch this space.