Australia's Inflation Continued to Accelerate in September

Australia's consumer inflation remained elevated in September, backing the case for the central bank to tighten policy further next week.

WSJ • Oct 28, 2026

Australia's Inflation Outlook Materially Worse, RBA Says

The inflation outlook is “materially worse” and coming third quarter inflation data are likely to confirm that view, Andrew Hauser, deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia said.

WSJ • Oct 20, 2026

Australia Inflation Cooled in Second Quarter

Australian consumer prices rose by less than expected in the second quarter, easing pressure on the Reserve Bank of Australia to deliver what would be its fourth rate increase this year at a policy meeting next month.

WSJ • Jul 29, 2026

Australia's Underlying Inflation Rises Despite Easing Fuel Costs

Australia's consumer price growth eased in May amid cooling fuel prices, but underlying inflation continued to strengthen as businesses passed on higher costs resulting from the Middle East conflict.

WSJ • Jun 24, 2026

Australian ETFs in Spotlight as RBA Ups Rates for the Third Time This Year

RBA's third 2026 rate hike amid stagflation puts Australian ETFs like EWA in focus as investors seek resilient, diversified exposure.

Zacks Investment Research • May 5, 2026

Australia reports lower-than-expected first-quarter inflation — but price rise highest in 2 years

Inflation hit it highest level since the fourth quarter of 2023. RBA signaled inflation would stay above its 2%–3% target for longer.

CNBC • Apr 29, 2026

Australia's Consumer Inflation Jumps on Oil Shock

Australia's consumer prices jumped in the first quarter, hitting the highest level since September 2023, as the impact of the energy shock fed into the data.

WSJ • Apr 29, 2026

S&P Global downgrades ASX after Australian regulator finds governance, risk failures

S&P Global Ratings on Thursday lowered its issuer credit rating for the Australian Securities Exchange to "A+/A-1" from "AA-/A-1+", two weeks after a local regulator flagged ​governance and risk management failures at the stock exchange operator.

Reuters • Apr 16, 2026

Australian ETFs Under Radar as Energy Crisis & Rate Hikes Raise Concern

Australian ETFs like EWA draw focus as energy shocks and RBA rate hikes fuel inflation fears.

Zacks Investment Research • Mar 18, 2026

Australia's Growth Accelerates, Bolstering Case for RBA to Raise Rates

The growth data follows a monthly inflation report that showed price pressures continued to build in the Australian economy.

WSJ • Mar 4, 2026