RBA minutes, monthly CPI to shed more light on future interest rate path
Reserve Bank officials will speak this week and the first serving of new monthly inflation data will be released as economists piece together what might happen next for rates.
Economists will be looking for clues as to whether the Reserve Bank agrees with the growing perspective that the chances of any more rate cuts this cycle are fast dwindling.
Here’s what you need to know about the key economic data releases this week.
New numbers
The data: First release of monthly time series full CPI for April 2024 to June 2025, Australian Bureau of Statistics
When: Tuesday 18 November 2025
What to expect: This will not include the very latest data, so don’t anticipate any rapid shifting of forecasts or market reaction. Instead, it will be the first glimpse of the new-look more timely monthly CPI measure that will formally start being produced from 26 November onwards.
