Odds of fifth interest rate hike this year likely to shorten as RBA deputy warns inflation outlook ‘worsening’

October 20, 2026 · 11:19 pm 1 sources

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• Odds of fifth interest rate hike this year likely to shorten as RBA deputy warns inflation outlook ‘worsening’
  The Guardian · October 20, 2026 23:19
  Andrew Hauser says the central bank faces ‘hard choices’ as it looks to balance the risks of entrenched inflation with the desire to protect the labour market Andrew Hauser, the Reserve Bank’s deputy governor, has reignited talk of a fifth interest rate hike on Melbourne Cup day, warning of “hard…