Rate hikes are back on the cards after inflation spiked once again in a major blow to millions of Aussie homeowners.

Australia's annual inflation rose to 3.8% in December 2025, up from 3.4% in November and exceeding estimates of 3.6%.

Inflation has jumped to an annual seasonal rate of 3.7 per cent from 3.2 per cent, increasing the odds of the first interest ...

Another strong inflation print increases chance of RBA rate rise next week; $A soars more than 1 per cent; ASX Limited lifts ...

In today’s news, housing pushes inflation to 3.8pc in December, why the Aussie dollar’s surge will make super funds nervous, and AI giant Anthropic’s boss gets honest about the chaos to come.

The stock market is flashing early warning signs of a possible inflation rebound in 2026. While December's CPI held steady at ...

The stock market is flashing an inflation warning signal in the first few weeks of 2026 that could mean investors are in for ...

Wholesale inflation in December rises to 0.8%, reversing November's deflation, driven by higher manufacturing and food prices ...

A key quarterly economic figure that is “make or break” for struggling Aussie mortgage holders has been released, and it’s ...

Streaming costs soared 19.5% in 2025—far outpacing 2.7% inflation—as Netflix, Disney+ and Apple TV+ rolled out some of the ...

The ASX 200 has fallen slightly after disappointing news about Australia's inflation rate, while the dollar retreated fractionally below 70 cents to the greenback after hitting three-year highs ...

Christian Baylis, founder of Fortlake Asset Management said, he is certain interest rates will not be cut next week.