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Finance • 13 JUL 2026

Westpac locks in major cash rate prediction

The major banks have diverged on how much further they believe the cash rate will rise, yet have begun to converge on when borrowers should expect cuts.

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Finance • 09 JUN 2026

To hold or to hike? NAB makes bombshell rate call

One of the country’s biggest banks has revised its official cash rate forecast as economic pressures accelerate.

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Finance • 05 MAY 2026

Property investors to rethink their strategies following third rate hike

What does another rate hike mean for the property market, as higher borrowing costs are set to cool demand, tighten lending, and slow price growth despite ongoing supply...

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Finance • 05 MAY 2026

Cash rate call: RBA sets the tone again

At its third meeting of the year, the central bank announced the latest cash rate amid ongoing global tension.

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Finance • 30 APR 2026

Softer CPI fails to shift majors’ May hike forecasts

The major banks have maintained their prediction of a May cash rate hike, despite the all-important quarterly trimmed mean figure undershooting projections.

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Finance • 28 APR 2026

Hold or hike? The move that could make or break buyers

With just one week until the next cash rate decision, borrowers are holding their breath to see whether another hike is coming or if they’ll finally catch a bit of...

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Investor Strategy • 07 APR 2026

What would the property market look like with a 4.85% cash rate?

As rate uncertainty drags on, Westpac is now tipping three more hikes to 4.85 per cent – what does the property market look like at that level, and is now a bold...

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Finance • 18 MAR 2026

Another cash rate rise lands: What it means for investors

The RBA’s second rate cut of the year is forecast to slightly slow housing growth, while entry-level demand remains strong and commercial rents are supported by...

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Finance • 17 MAR 2026

RBA hands down March rate decision

At its second meeting of the year, the central bank announced the latest cash rate amid ongoing global tension.

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Finance • 12 MAR 2026

Big 4 unite behind twin March, May hikes

All of the nation’s major banks have now converged on a sharper interest rate path as markets brace for a pivotal March RBA meeting.

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Finance • 09 DEC 2025

RBA ‘grinches’ Christmas: No more rate cuts this year

At its final meeting of the year, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has held the cash rate steady, keeping borrowing costs elevated and maintaining a cautious...

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Finance • 26 NOV 2025

CPI figures extinguish rate hopes, but more pain is on the horizon

Opinion: Today’s inflation figures have all but destroyed any hope of an interest rate cut for those millions of Australians in mortgage stress. And I fear the worst...

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Finance • 04 NOV 2025

Racing ahead: RBA delivers latest cash rate update

The central bank has announced today’s cash rate target on Melbourne Cup day, concluding its seventh monetary policy meeting of the year.

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Finance • 24 JUL 2025

RBA explains shock cash rate decision

The Reserve Bank has revealed why it chose to hold interest rates this month in its minutes for the July monetary policy meeting.

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Finance • 09 JUL 2025

RBA pauses, investors brace for August shift

Although the Reserve Bank of Australia’s July rate hold disappoints mortgage holders, industry experts remain hopeful for a potential rate cut in August.

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Finance • 01 JUL 2025

To rate cut or not? That is the question

After inflation eased, three of Australia’s four major banks have predicted a rate cut in July, though the RBA’s decision remains uncertain.

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Finance • 21 FEB 2025

Over 50 lenders to pass rate cut in full

More than 50 lenders, including the “big four”, have announced plans to cut variable home loan rates by 0.25 percentage points following the Reserve Bank of...

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Finance • 24 JAN 2025

Rate cuts will still leave borrowers wanting: CoreLogic

As the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) first cash rate decision for 2025 draws closer, an industry expert has warned that a much-awaited interest rate cut could have...

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Hotspots • 05 OCT 2023

RBA enacts 5th hold for 2023, but are we in the clear?

It was the first cash rate hold in the post-Philip Lowe era, but does the outcome of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) October meeting signal the end of the rate...

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Hotspots • 03 OCT 2023

Reprieve or rise? RBA hands down anticipated October cash rate decision

Australia’s central bank has handed out its October cash rate decision at its monthly board meeting.

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Hotspots • 28 SEP 2023

Cash rate calm urged as inflation rises again

Inflation is on the rise again, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) most recent Consumer Price Index (CPI), but is the lift enough to inspire...

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Hotspots • 07 SEP 2023

How will the market respond to 3 successive cash rate holds?

In what was his final ever board meeting as the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor, Philip Lowe said the central bank’s decision to hold the cash rate indicates...

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Hotspots • 07 OCT 2020

Rate cuts possible on Melbourne Cup Day: expert

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) could be looking to adjust official interest rates on Melbourne Cup Day for the first time in more than a decade, according...

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Hotspots • 29 SEP 2020

RBA rate cut won’t help economy

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) reducing official interest rates from their current record lows will provide some relief for mortgage holders but may not make much...

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Finance • 04 DEC 2018

Final 2018 cash rate call revealed

The Reserve Bank has today revealed the outcome of its monthly board meeting, following over two years of no movement.

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