The Reserve Bank of Australia is set to raise interest rates for a seventh straight month in an effort to slow rising inflation.
The Reserve Bank of Australia is set to raise interest rates for a seventh straight month in an effort to slow rising inflation. The RBA is expected to lift the cash rate by either a quarter or half a per cent, which would take rates above three per-cent for the first time since 2013.
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