{
  "id": 9149566,
  "title": "RBA rate hikes squeeze household spending",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/rba-rate-hikes-squeeze-household-spending",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-22T14:01:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/09/rba-rate-hikes-squeeze-household-spending/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Two major banks have joined the chorus, tipping that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will raise the official cash rate at next Tuesday’s monetary policy meeting. Australia’s largest bank, CBA, wrote on Monday that “we now expect the RBA to hike in September, a meeting earlier than our previous November call. The risk sits The post RBA rate hikes squeeze household spending appeared first on…",
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}