Inflation
The RBA is losing the war on credibility
The RBA spent 2025 fuelling a fire it now lacks the credibility to extinguish.
Inflation
Inflation
Australia's inflation problem is home-grown
Australia's underlying inflation problem was made in Canberra and Martin Place, not Tehran.
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Oil shocks don't cause inflation
The Iran war won't cause inflation unless central banks let it.
Inflation
Australia's cockroach problem
Domestic inflation never came close to target during the RBA's easing cycle, and just like cockroaches, it's back again.
Inflation
The RBA keeps making the same mistake
From running too tight to cutting too early, the Reserve Bank of Australia keeps making the same monetary mistake.
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Weak productivity doesn't cause inflation
Monetary policy, not productivity, determines inflation.
Inflation
The RBA's false dawn
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meets today to make its first decision of 2026. Six months ago it was cutting rates; today, markets are pricing in a full 25 basis point hike, and all four major banks are forecasting the same. If it happens as expected, it'll
Inflation
Australia's inflation problem is back
Or did it never go away?