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Managing Expectations

30 October 2026 3:00 RaboResearch

The Reserve Bank of Australia has increased the cash rate target by a cumulative 100bps in 2026 to a 15-year high of 4.60%. The current level of the cash rate now exceeds the previous cycle high, making Australia one of only two G10 countries (the other being Japan) to now have a higher policy rate than it did at the height of the COVID19 inflation shock.

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