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  "id": 10617603,
  "title": "Australia’s central bank lifts rates to 15-year high, signals risk of further hikes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/australias-central-bank-lifts-rates-to-15-year-high-signals-risk-of",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-29T04:59:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Business Times - Companies & Markets",
    "slug": "the-business-times-companies-markets",
    "url": "https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/banking-finance/australias-central-bank-lifts-rates-15-year-high-signals-risk-further-hikes"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lifted its cash rate to a 15-year high of 4.6% on Tuesday, signaling a potential for further rate hikes to combat persistently high inflation. Core inflation stood at 3.6%, surpassing the central bank's target range of 2% to 3%. The decision followed strong inflation and activity data, making it increasingly challenging for the bank to maintain confidence in a gradual return to the target inflation range. The RBA expects demand to remain challenging, citing disruptions in global oil supply and higher-than-expected growth and inflation. The bank will continue to take measures to bring inflation back to target sustainably, including further rate hikes if necessary.",
  "summary": "Core inflation was running at 3.6%, above RBA’s target range of 2% to 3%",
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        "title": "Australia raises interest rates to 15-year high",
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        "title": "Australia's central bank raises cash rate to 15-year high",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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