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Australia's Central Bank Lifts Rates to a 15-Year High — Borrowers Brace for More Pain
The RBA's fourth hike of 2026 takes the cash rate to 4.60%, adding hundreds of dollars a month to average repayments — and new research says a single hike can suppress homeownership for a decade.
Mortgages Top 7% Again: The Global Borrowing Squeeze Hitting the US, UK and Australia
American 30-year rates are back above 7%, Australia's cash rate hit a 15-year high, and UK fixed rates keep climbing. What borrowers and buyers should do now.
"This Is Tough": RBA Governor Michele Bullock on Why Australia's Rate Pain Isn't Over
After a fourth 2026 rate rise took Australia's cash rate to a 15-year high of 4.6%, Bullock faced the press for an hour — and refused to rule out more.
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.
Old Batteries, New Cars: GM Puts Fully Recycled Battery Cells Into Customer EVs
GM and Cirba Solutions have built the first EVs with battery cells made from cathode material containing 100% recycled nickel, cobalt and manganese — recovered from 80 dead EV batteries.