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03/06/2026

How are Australians choosing to pay day to day? 💳📱

In this short video, authors Scott Kim and Michael Reschke walk through key insights from the RBA’s 2025 Consumer Payments Survey.

They examine trends ranging from the continued dominance of card payments to the rise of mobile wallets, along with differences across age and income groups.

👉 Explore the full findings in the May 2026 Bulletin article, Consumer Payment Behaviour in Australia: https://ow.ly/IMsX50Z6ukg

28/05/2026

Roughly 10 per cent of working-age Australians own an investment property, but what does that mean for the economy? 🏠

To shed some light on this, we sat down with Alexandra Michielsen, author of the Bulletin article 'Insights from New Data on Australian Housing Investors', which dives into new and more detailed ABS data to better understand investor behaviour and financial risks.

👉 Explore all the findings: https://ow.ly/AOGw50Z509T

The May 2026 Bulletin released today features articles on:• Insights from New Data on Australian Housing Investors• Cons...
28/05/2026

The May 2026 Bulletin released today features articles on:

• Insights from New Data on Australian Housing Investors
• Consumer Payment Behaviour in Australia
• Margins, Mark-ups and Consumer Prices: Theory, Measurement and Implications
• Bank Fees in Australia
• Developments in Banks’ Funding Costs and Lending Rates
• The Bank’s Story in Ten Objects

Read the latest edition: https://ow.ly/oCVc50Z4YU9

The conflict in the Middle East is pushing up oil prices. This is already adding to inflation.The RBA can't lower oil pr...
27/05/2026

The conflict in the Middle East is pushing up oil prices. This is already adding to inflation.

The RBA can't lower oil prices, but our job is to stop inflation spreading.

To learn more, see: In Depth – The Impact of Higher Global Energy Prices on the Australian Economy from our May 2026 Statement on Monetary Policy: https://ow.ly/jSnp50Z4yi9

22/05/2026

“Getting inflation back down to target is a good outcome and part of that is making sure inflation expectations remain anchored.”

Speaking on Bloomberg TV, Sarah Hunter, Assistant Governor (Economic) explains why persistent high inflation is not good for the Australian Economy and why the RBA is focused on bringing inflation back down to target.

Watch the full interview on our website: https://ow.ly/RHfl50Z30CK

Speaking to the Bloomberg Forum for Investment Managers, Assistant Governor (Economic) Sarah Hunter outlines how we have...
19/05/2026

Speaking to the Bloomberg Forum for Investment Managers, Assistant Governor (Economic) Sarah Hunter outlines how we have used our frameworks to think about inflation in the context of the current Iran conflict.

Read her full remarks https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2026/sp-ag-2026-05-19.html

We have released our latest Statement on Monetary Policy. The Statement sets out our assessment of current economic and ...
06/05/2026

We have released our latest Statement on Monetary Policy. The Statement sets out our assessment of current economic and financial conditions as well as the outlook that the Monetary Policy Board considered in making its cash rate decision this month: https://ow.ly/JbJv50YVnAF

05/05/2026

RBA Governor Michele Bullock explains why we must get on top of inflation now so that it doesn't get away from us.

Read the full speech in our bio🔗

At its meeting today, the Board decided to increase the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 4.35 per cent.Read the fu...
05/05/2026

At its meeting today, the Board decided to increase the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 4.35 per cent.

Read the full statement here: https://ow.ly/SgAb50YUPWb

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