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Consumer price index: Concern within Government about inflation threat, interest rate hike forecast brought forward
23 Jan 2026 04:02 GMT
… Reserve Bank Governor, could force interest rate rises back on the table as … on that.”
She said potential interest rate hikes were a “matter for the …
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Mortgage holders face fresh pain as fixed interest rates rise for one group of borrowers
23 Jan 2026 03:20 GMT
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Interest rate hikes to come this year - economists shift forecasts after elevated inflation
23 Jan 2026 00:28 GMT
“For the RBNZ, today’s data will make for uncomfortable reading,” said ANZ chief economist Sharon Zollner.
There was still some capacity for it to fall back into the target band in the coming months, but the prospects for an extended period of low …
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Magic number that could decide an interest rate hike
22 Jan 2026 16:37 GMT
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Unemployment drop to 4.1% strengthens likelihood of February RBA interest rate hike
22 Jan 2026 07:05 GMT
Jobs bounce back
Australia’s job market finished 2025 on a high, with employment surging by 65,200 jobs in December after a weak November, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Most of the gains were in full-time roles as the …
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ASX 200 drops as lower unemployment raises the risk of an interest rate hike
22 Jan 2026 04:14 GMT
… has enhanced fears of an interest rate hike in the new year to … a 25% chance of an interest rate hike when the Reserve Bank Board …
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CPI preview: Stubborn inflation could mean interest rates rise sooner than forecast
21 Jan 2026 16:21 GMT
The main drivers of the increase would be higher prices for fuel, airfares, household energy and accommodation, and modest increases elsewhere, ASB senior economist Mark Smith said.
Smith and ASB are picking quarterly inflation of 0.6% will lift the annual …
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OCR increase in 2026 'likelier than not'
23 Jan 2026 09:59 GMT
… wrong to be picking faster interest rate rises than forecast? Or does the … Reserve Bank governor, could force interest rate rises back on the table as …
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Interest rates on Swiss savings accounts continue to fall
23 Jan 2026 10:50 GMT
… the upper end.
+ Swiss mortgage interest rates rise slightly
The larger banks offer …
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Take Five: A safe Greenlanding zone?
23 Jan 2026 10:31 GMT
… Bank of Japan deployed some interest rate hike hints.
Analysts worry the yen …