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Reserve Bank of Australia increases official cash rate to 4.85%, bringing it to highest level since 2008 RBA interest rates live updates: Reserve Bank cash rate decision Get our daily political email, free app or daily news podcast The Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock has...
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RBA interest rates: Bullock says ‘pain now’ will prevent worse later as Reserve Bank hikes rates for fifth time
Reserve Bank of Australia increases official cash rate to 4.85%, bringing it to highest level since 2008 RBA interest rates live updates: Reserve Bank cash rate decision Get our daily political email, free app or daily news podcast The Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock has...
- The Guardian: RBA interest rates: Bullock says ‘pain now’ will prevent worse later as Reserve Bank hikes rates for fifth time
- Financial Times: Australia raises rates to highest level since 2008 financial crisis
- Investing.com: RBA hikes interest rates to 2008 levels, sharply raises inflation forecasts
- CNBC: Australia hikes rates to 18-year high to fight inflation
- Anadolu Agency: Australia hikes interest rate to 18-year high
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- RBA interest rates: Bullock says ‘pain now’ will prevent worse later as Reserve Bank hikes rates for fifth time
Reserve Bank of Australia increases official cash rate to 4.85%, bringing it to highest level since 2008 RBA interest rates live updates: Reserve Bank cash rate decision Get our daily political email, free app or daily news podcast The Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock has said that “some pain now will prevent even worse pain down the track”, after lifting official interest rates to an 18-year high of 4.85% in a bid to combat persistent inflation. The RBA’s decision to hit mortgage holders for a fifth time in 2026 will intensify pressure on indebted households, but there were signs that the central bank will at least now wait through summer to gauge the impact of higher interest rates on the economy. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...
- Australia raises rates to highest level since 2008 financial crisis
Central bank’s fifth increase this year comes as inflation remains above target
- RBA hikes interest rates to 2008 levels, sharply raises inflation forecasts
- Australia hikes rates to 18-year high to fight inflation
The Reserve Bank of Australia's decision was in line with expectations from economists polled by Reuters, and marked its fifth rate increase this year.
- Australia hikes interest rate to 18-year high
Reserve Bank of Australia lifts cash rate target by 25 basis points in majority vote as inflation pressures persist
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