About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of the RBA's recent rate hike and its effects on the property market and inflation.

We unpack the RBA’s 0.25% rate rise to a 4.35% cash rate and read the statement for what it really says about inflation risk and what comes next. Then we shift to the on-the-ground property impacts, from Sydney’s tightening rental market to what falling clearance rates mean for buyers and sellers. • what the rate rise means for mortgage rates and household pressure • why we prefer reading the RBA statement ourselves • how global conflict and fuel prices feed inflation assum...

Topics covered

• cash rate
• inflation risk
• property market
• mortgage rates
• rental market
• clearance rates

Keywords

• RBA
• cash rate
• inflation
• mortgage rates
• property impacts
• rental market
• clearance rates

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RBA

Places: Sydney

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