RBA interest rates: Michele Bullock says Australians poorer with ‘no way out’ as she warns of more rate hikes
by Patrick Commins and Luca Ittimani from World news | The Guardian on (#75DB1)
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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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