Sky News Business Reporter Edward Boyd says the expectation is the Reserve Bank of Australia is going to “continue lifting” the cash rate over probably the next 12 months.
“The whole point of lifting the cash rate is to reduce the amount of free-spending in the economy,” he said.
“People are going to have to spend more money on their mortgages each month, they are going to stop spending as much money in stores.
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