RBA lifts interest rates to 1.85 per cent
The central bank has now raised the cash rate by 1.75 percentage points in four months, adding $770 a month to repayments on an $800,000 mortgage.
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The central bank has now raised the cash rate by 1.75 percentage points in four months, adding $770 a month to repayments on an $800,000 mortgage.
Three of Australia's big four banks - ANZ, Commonwealth Bank and NAB - are expecting rate rises to continue until November while Westpac sees rate rises continuing until February.
The big banks are expecting official consumer price index data for the June quarter, due out on Wednesday, to show headline inflation soaring at the steepest level in 32 years.
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