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Central Banks Are Raising Rates Against a War They Can’t End
The RBA hiked to 4.60%, the Fed signals more to come. But interest rates can’t produce oil — and the dilemma has no good answer, only less-bad ones.
Australia Joins the Global Rate-Hike Wave as Central Banks From Oslo to Tokyo Tighten Together
The Reserve Bank of Australia lifted its cash rate to 4.60%, a 15-year high. From the Fed to the ECB, Norway to Japan, central banks are tightening in near-unison against war-driven inflation.
September's Global Rate U-Turn, Explained: Why Central Banks Are Raising Interest Rates Again
From the Fed's first hike in three years to Australia's fourth increase of 2026, central banks are reversing course. Here's what changed, why inflation is back, and what it means for your money.
The $105 Oil Shock: How Middle East Tensions Are Rewriting the Rules for Markets, Business, and Borrowers
With Brent crude above $105 and US-Iran tensions flaring around the Strait of Hormuz, the energy shock is driving bond yields to multi-decade highs, squeezing businesses and households, and forcing central banks back into tightening mode.