Reserve Bank of Australia

Australia's population might reach 46 million, comparable to the size of Argentina's, by 2071.

It was inevitable the Reserve Bank’s new governor Michele Bullock and cashed up baby boomer memes would meet IRL. But that didn’t make it any less cringe when it finally happened on Tuesday.

Australia's productivity growth is lagging. Should the Productivity Commission be focused on anything other than fixing it?

Today's rate increase from the RBA wasn’t a surprise. And for an institution still rebuilding trust, that is a good thing.

Westpac's new chief economist Luci Ellis is thoughtful, outspoken and full of surprises.

Shemara Wikramanayake tells Capital Brief she isn't worried about the backlash against woke capitalism and sees green opportunities ahead.

Many blame a lack of government reform for Australia's flagging productivity. But Luci Ellis isn't convinced.

Five years on, the New Payments Platform is gaining momentum with the RBA pushing, fintechs innovating and legacy systems disappearing. But is it delivering?

For the financial mainstream, crypto is a parallel universe. But they see massive opportunity in bringing blockchain and tokenisation to real world markets.

Some thought Christmas had come early when the RBA leadership changed. But this was an illusion, with rates likely going up again next month.

The main economic battle of 2022 and 2023 has been inflation. But focus may soon shift to an even tenser fight – the future of the stage three tax cuts.

Australia has faced years of compounding economic shocks, but this year it was house prices that surprised Michele Bullock the most.

The government is facing pressure to deal with the cost of living crisis in the wake of the Voice referendum defeat. But economists warn it risks making things worse.

Australian households are feeling the pain of interest rates. But we need to look at the underlying disease in the housing market.

Global bank regulators are reviewing capital and liquidity in the wake of this year's bank failures but have flagged closer attention to supervision - and social media.

Ric Deverell spent the first half of his career as a public servant, and this has left him alert to the grey areas of economic policy challenges.

Economists were forecasting a “mortgage cliff” as borrowers on fixed loans adjusted to sharply higher rates. But it now looks like renters are the ones falling off it.

Physical currency seems inevitably on the path to extinction as digital payments and crypto currencies rise. But what exactly do we expect from "money"?

For the better part of three decades, the big banks have been mainstays of balanced portfolios. But their stress-free status is now being seriously challenged.

An FOI request on the RBA’s internal discussions outlines concerns about the extreme lengths people are taking to make mortgage repayments, even in ‘prosperous suburbs of Sydney’.

At least two former leaders of the central bank are concerned that proposed changes, set to be legislated in coming months, go too far.

Michele Bullock steps up as RBA Governor today. In her first speech in her last role, she identified three potential sources of systemic risk for the financial system.