RBA bows to financial market pressure and boost bank profits at the expense of low-income mortgage holders

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Thu, 05/02/2026 - 15:40
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Thu, 05/02/2026 - 15:40
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) increased the policy rate by 0.25 points on Tuesday and claimed that it was because the inflationary outlook was in danger of accelerating out of control as a result of excessive demand pressures. This followed last week’s CPI release which showed the December increase to be 0.96 points. When…