6 Sep The following is a chronology of the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate moves since 1990.
7 Sep Borrowers can breathe easy after the Reserve Bank opted to keep rates on hold again, despite a strengthening economy.
2 Nov The Reserve Bank will add another element of excitement to Melbourne Cup Day when it announces its decision on interest rates this afternoon.
2 Nov The Commonwealth Bank has raised its standard variable mortgage rate by 45 basis points - almost double the rise announced by the Reserve Bank today.
Australia's biggest bank has humiliated Treasurer Wayne Swan and thumbed its nose at a parliamentary inquiry by lifting its mortgage rates.
7 Dec Christmas cheer for borrowers as RBA says official interest rates will stay on hold after last month's shock rise.
1 Feb Home owners have been spared another rise in mortgage repayments, with the RBA opting to keep interest rates on hold.
3 May RBA leaves rates on hold at 4.75 per cent, sparing borrowers from an official jump in repayments for at least another month.
7 Jun The central bank has left its key interest rate unchanged for another month as it awaits more proof of a rebound in the economy.
5 Jul Mortgage holders have been spared higher loan repayments after the RBA today left interest rates on hold for the seventh straight meeting.
2 Aug Borrowers are spared higher interest payments after the Reserve Bank decided to keep interest rates on hold for the eighth consecutive meeting.
6 Dec The Reserve Bank has delivered an early Christmas gift to borrowers and retailers by cutting its key interest rate for the second month in a row.
