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RBA interest rates: Michele Bullock says Australians poorer with ‘no way out’ as she warns of more rate hikes

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RBA interest rates: Michele Bullock says Australians poorer with ‘no way out’ as she warns of more rate hikes
Reserve Bank of Australia raises cash rate for third consecutive meeting as governor says increases ‘are not going to do anything for inflation’ in next six months
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The Reserve Bank governor has said surging oil prices in the wake of the US-Israel war on Iran have made Australians poorer with “no way out”, after handing down an interest rate rise and warning more hikes could be needed.

A week out from the federal budget, Michele Bullock also warned inflation would get worse if governments’ cost-of-living relief was not “targeting where it’s most needed”.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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