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Former RBA governor calls for capital gains tax discount to be scrapped

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 24 Feb 2026
Bernie Fraser tells a Senate committee hearing on capital gains tax that, if it were up to him, he would abolish the discount, as he warns younger Australians are watching the unaffordable housing market in "dismay" ... .
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Why does the RBA only have one blunt tool? We ask the deputy governor - podcast

The Guardian 24 Feb 2026
Hauser also responds to last week’s criticisms by Tim Wilson, the newly appointed shadow treasurer, that the RBA ...
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Australian Dollar Trading Range: How Tariff Woes Counteract Critical RBA-Fed Divergence

Bitcoin World 24 Feb 2026
However, the Australian Dollar trading range remains constrained between 0.6650 and 0.6750 despite clear RBA-Fed divergence ... RBA-Fed Divergence ... The RBA’s latest meeting minutes reveal several important points.
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CPI: RBA to weigh fresh inflation data after electricity rebates end (Commonwealth Bank of Australia)

Public Technologies 23 Feb 2026
"The RBA will be focused on the underlying inflation impulse and what it signals about the persistence of recent price pressures", Commonwealth Bank Senior Economist Trent Saunders said in a preview note.
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Shoppers should ‘vote with their feet’ when companies are ‘taking the P’, RBA deputy says

The Observer 22 Feb 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) deputy governor has urged shoppers to “vote with their feet” to avoid dodgy price hikes and warned that inflationary pressures have endured into the new year.
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AUD/USD Defiance: How Hawkish RBA Policy Clashes with Unyielding USD Strength in 2025

Bitcoin World 20 Feb 2026
This defiance occurs amidst a potent clash between the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) increasingly hawkish monetary stance and the persistent, broad-based strength of the US Dollar (USD) ... The Engine of RBA Hawkishness.
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AUD/JPY Holds Steady Near 109.00 as Widening RBA-BoJ Policy Gap Creates Market Tension

Bitcoin World 20 Feb 2026
This stability occurs despite a rapidly widening monetary policy chasm between the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Bank of Japan (BoJ) ... The RBA’s policy trajectory remains a primary driver for the Australian Dollar’s strength.
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Tim Wilson walks back suggestion Liberals would rethink RBA full employment mandate

The Guardian 19 Feb 2026
New shadow treasurer accused of ‘extreme ideology’ that would result in higher interest rates and unemployment after saying RBA’s ‘core purpose’ ...
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Live: Wilson walks back suggestion Liberals would rethink RBA mandate

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 19 Feb 2026
Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson has walked back his call to overhaul the Reserve Bank of Australia's twin focus on taming inflation and full employment. Follow live ... .
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Trend unemployment edges down to 4.1%, strengthening case for another RBA rate increase (Commonwealth Bank of Australia)

Public Technologies 19 Feb 2026
"While the monthly gains in employment look modest, the underlying trend shows the labour market remains a little too tight to bring inflation back to the RBA's target midpoint." ... the RBA.
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RBA Monetary Policy Faces Intense Pressure from Surprisingly Strong Australian Labour Data – Rabobank Analysis

Bitcoin World 19 Feb 2026
RBA Monetary Policy Confronts Labour Market Reality ... These figures collectively suggest a tighter labour market than the RBA anticipated in its previous forecasts ... Foreign exchange markets now price in higher probability of RBA policy tightening.
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Australia Unemployment Rate Set to Surge as RBA Launches Relentless Inflation Battle

Bitcoin World 19 Feb 2026
This anticipated shift comes directly from the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) decision to reactivate its aggressive campaign against persistent inflation ... The RBA’s Reactivated Inflation Battle.
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AUD/JPY Surges as Critical RBA-BoJ Policy Divergence Reaches Breaking Point

Bitcoin World 19 Feb 2026
In February 2025, the RBA kept its cash rate target at 4.35% but signaled potential further increases ... Recent economic data supports the RBA’s cautious stance ... RBA’s Inflation Fight ... Period RBA Policy Rate BOJ Policy Rate AUD/JPY Average.
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Chalmers's Lowe blow after ex-RBA governor offers rebuke of 'handouts'

Australian Broadcasting Corporation 18 Feb 2026
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says Philip Lowe was critical of the government over spending because it did not re-appoint him as RBA governor ... .
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