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  "id": 17902919,
  "title": "RBA board split but majority backed raising interest rates to 18-year high",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/rba-board-split-but-majority-backed-raising-interest-rates-to-18-year-17902919",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-03T03:44:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/rba-raises-interest-rates-to-18-year-high-20261103-p61av6.html?ref=rss"
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  "summary": "In a major surprise, the vote was 6-3 in favour of the hike, suggesting there is a split in parts of the bank about the direction of interest rates.",
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Breaking: RBA lifts interest rates to highest level in 18 years to try to dampen inflation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/breaking-rba-lifts-interest-rates-to-highest-level-in-18-years-to-try",
        "published": "2026-11-03T03:38:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "RBA board split but majority backed raising interest rates to 18-year high",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/rba-board-split-but-majority-backed-raising-interest-rates-to-18-year",
        "published": "2026-11-03T03:44:04.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "WSJ Economy",
        "title": "Australia’s RBA Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level in 18 Years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/australias-rba-raises-interest-rates-to-highest-level-in-18-years",
        "published": "2026-11-03T04:12:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Conversation AU",
        "title": "RBA hikes interest rates to an 18-year high, warning inflation will hurt for another year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/rba-hikes-interest-rates-to-an-18-year-high-warning-inflation-will",
        "published": "2026-11-03T05:27:48.000Z"
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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."
}