{
  "id": 18274689,
  "title": "RBA’s Hauser: Inflation is too high, whichever measure you use",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/rbas-hauser-inflation-is-too-high-whichever-measure-you-use",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-05T07:51:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "FXStreet",
    "slug": "fxstreet",
    "url": "https://www.fxstreet.com/news/rbas-hauser-inflation-is-too-high-whichever-measure-you-use-202611050751"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "RBA Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser cautioned that inflation remains unacceptably high, regardless of which measure is consulted. Discussions among the bank's board members were notably heated during their most recent meeting. Hauser stated that he was simply sharing his assessment of the available data. He dismissed the notion that board members were being coerced into a corner during these meetings. The Australian Dollar (AUD) has not experienced any immediate reaction to Hauser's remarks. As of the current moment, AUD/USD is trading 0.18% higher, nearing the 0.7013 mark. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is responsible for establishing interest rates and overseeing monetary policy for the nation. These decisions are voted on at 11 meetings annually and ad hoc emergency sessions as necessary. The RBA's main objective is to maintain price stability, which includes a target inflation rate of 2-3%, as well as \"to promote the stability of the currency, full employment, and the economic prosperity and welfare of the Australian people.\" Raising or lowering interest rates is the primary method employed by the RBA to achieve this goal. A higher interest rate strengthens the Australian Dollar (AUD), while a lower rate weakens it. Other strategies employed by the RBA include quantitative easing and tightening. Historically, inflation was viewed negatively due to its detrimental effect on the value of money. However, in recent times, a moderate level of inflation has led central banks to raise interest rates, which in turn attracts foreign investment seeking a profitable place to store their money, thus increasing demand for the local currency - in Australia's case, the Australian Dollar. Macroeconomic indicators that reflect the overall health of an economy can influence the value of its currency. Investors tend to favor investing in stable and expanding economies over unstable and contracting ones. This increased capital inflow raises the aggregate demand and value of the domestic currency. Classic indicators such as GDP, Manufacturing and Services PMIs, employment rates, and consumer sentiment surveys can impact the AUD. A robust economy may prompt the Reserve Bank of Australia to raise interest rates, thereby bolstering the AUD. Quantitative Easing (QE) is a measure employed in extreme circumstances when lowering interest rates is insufficient to revive credit flow in the economy. QE involves the RBA printing Australian Dollars (AUD) to purchase assets, most commonly government or corporate bonds, from financial institutions, providing them with necessary liquidity. QE typically results in a weaker AUD. Quantitative tightening (QT) is the opposite of QE. It is implemented once an economic recovery is under way and inflation begins to rise. While QE involves the RBA purchasing government and corporate bonds from financial institutions to provide them with liquidity, QT sees the RBA ceasing to buy more assets and stop reinvesting the maturing principal on existing bonds it holds. This would be positive (or bullish) for the Australian Dollar.",
  "summary": "Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser speaks at the Sir Leslie Melville Lecture on 'Trust, Expectations and Monetary Policy' at the Australian National University, Canberra during the European trading session on Thursday.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}