RBA’s Hauser warns of rate hike if inflation risks crystallize

RBA's Hauser warns of higher rates if inflation risks crystallise

Click, click, boom: AI mania and war trigger rate fears

Insatiable demand for computing power has pushed up prices for technology products, driving up imported inflation to Australia,...

RBA’s Hauser Says Rates Will Need to Rise If Prices Fail to Ease

Australia’s central bank will need to raise interest rates again if upside risks to inflation are realized and consumer prices fail to come back down, Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser said.

Australia Q2 wages rise 3.2% Y/Y; RBA’s Hauser warns inflation risks

Australia’s seasonally adjusted Wage Price Index increased 3.2% year-on-year in Q2 2026, matching market expectations and remaining unchanged from Q1's revised pace. The reading marks the weakest annual wage growth since Q4 2024.

RBA warns of more rate pain if inflation risks ‘crystallise’

The Reserve Bank of Australia will have to hike interest rates again if upside risks ​to inflation ‘crystallise’, deputy governor Andrew Hauser warns, reiterating that prices remain too high.

LIVE news updates: RBA will lift rates if price increase risks materialise, warns deputy governor Andrew Hauser; Sydney Swans CEO apologises for player behaviour

Minister says states need to do a better job of policing illegal cigarettes, Swans CEO says internal inquiries led to player suspension. Follow live updates.