Press-ready ORPI figures for the 8 December 2026 RBA cash rate decision, each with its calculation date so quotes can be dated accurately. The panel for the 8 December 2026 decision has 1 seats, split 1 hold, 0 rise and 0 cut. The cash rate is 4.85%.
| Economist or institution | Role | Institution | Current sourced call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Boyton | Head of Australian Economics | ANZ | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| Adelaide Timbrell | Senior Economist | ANZ | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| Belinda Allen | Head of Australian Economics | Commonwealth Bank | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| Besa Deda | Chief Economist | William Buck | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| Callam Pickering | APAC Senior Economist | Indeed | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| CAMA RBA Shadow Board | Normative policy panel | ANU Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| Cameron Kusher | Chief Economist | Herron Todd White | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| Cherelle Murphy | Chief Economist Oceania | EY | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| Chris Richardson | Founder & Director | Rich Insight | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| David Robertson | Chief Economist | Bendigo Bank | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| Diana Mousina | Deputy Chief Economist | AMP | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| Gareth Aird | Head of Australian Economics | Commonwealth Bank | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| James Morley | Professor of Macroeconomics | University of Sydney | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| Jeffrey Sheen | Professor of Economics | Macquarie University | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| Jo Masters | Chief Economist | Barrenjoey | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| Jonathan Kearns | Chief Economist | Challenger | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| Luci Ellis | Chief Economist | Westpac | a hold (2026-11-03). Source |
| Madeline Dunk | Economist | ANZ | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| Mala Raghavan | Associate Professor of Economics | University of Tasmania | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| Mark Crosby | Professor of Economics | Monash University | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| Matthew Hassan | Head of Australian Macro-Forecasting | Westpac | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| Nicholas Gruen | CEO | Lateral Economics | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| Paul Bloxham | Chief Economist, Australia, NZ & Global Commodities | HSBC | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| Phil O'Donaghoe | Chief Economist, Australia & New Zealand | Deutsche Bank | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| Sally Auld | Chief Economist | NAB | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| Saul Eslake | Independent Economist | Corinna Economic Advisory | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| Shane Oliver | Chief Economist | AMP | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| Stephen Koukoulas | Managing Director | Market Economics | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| Stephen Miller | Investment Strategist | GSFM | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| Su-Lin Ong | Chief Economist Australia | RBC Capital Markets | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| Tapas Strickland | Chief Market Strategist | Moomoo Australia and New Zealand | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| Tomasz Wozniak | Senior Lecturer in Economics | University of Melbourne | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |
| Warren Hogan | Managing Director and Principal Forecaster | EQ Economics | No dated public call is on record for this meeting. |