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Inflation Rise And Rate Hike Fears

30 Sep
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Daily Mail30 Sep

Inflation in Australia surged to 4% year-over-year as of August 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, marking a significant rise from the previous month's 3.5%. Housing and transport costs were major contributors, with housing inflation at 5.7% and transport up by 5.6%, largely due to increased fuel prices. This comes just after the Reserve Bank raised interest rates to their highest level since…

Mortgage pain could get even worse as inflation surges to 4 per cent and markets brace for another rate hike →
Sydney Morning Herald30 Sep

Australia's consumer price index rose to 4% in August from 3.5% in July, marking a four-month high and driven primarily by higher housing costs and petrol prices. This development occurred immediately after the Reserve Bank of Australia raised official interest rates to a 15-year high of 4.6%, signaling potential further rate hikes if inflation remains elevated. The underlying rate of inflation stayed at 3.6%…

Inflation jumps to four-month high a day after RBA rate rise →
The Guardian30 Sep

Inflation in Australia surged to 4% year-over-year as of August, up from 3.5%, driven primarily by higher global oil prices and fuel costs following a worsening conflict in the Middle East. Treasurer Jim Chalmers defended his government's economic policies, attributing inflation largely to external factors like rising fuel prices rather than domestic spending. However, economists and the Reserve Bank of Australia…

Inflation leaps to 4% stoking fears of fifth interest rate hike before Christmas →

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  1. 30 Sep

    ABS head of price statistics Rachael McCririck said housing was the biggest contributor to annual inflation in August, rising 5.7 per cent as builders passed on higher costs for materials and labour.

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  • 30 Sep Inflation leaps to 4% stoking fears of fifth interest rate hike before ChristmasInflation in Australia surged to 4% year-over-year as of August, up from 3.5%, driven primarily by higher global oil prices and fuel costs following a worsening conflict in the Middle East. Treasurer Jim Chalmers defended his government's economic policies, attributing inflation largely to external factors like rising fuel prices rather than domestic spending. However, economists and the Reserve Bank of Australia…The Guardian
  • 30 Sep Inflation jumps to four-month high a day after RBA rate riseAustralia's consumer price index rose to 4% in August from 3.5% in July, marking a four-month high and driven primarily by higher housing costs and petrol prices. This development occurred immediately after the Reserve Bank of Australia raised official interest rates to a 15-year high of 4.6%, signaling potential further rate hikes if inflation remains elevated. The underlying rate of inflation stayed at 3.6%…Sydney Morning Herald
  • 30 Sep Mortgage pain could get even worse as inflation surges to 4 per cent and markets brace for another rate hikeInflation in Australia surged to 4% year-over-year as of August 2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, marking a significant rise from the previous month's 3.5%. Housing and transport costs were major contributors, with housing inflation at 5.7% and transport up by 5.6%, largely due to increased fuel prices. This comes just after the Reserve Bank raised interest rates to their highest level since…Daily Mail

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