RBA Divided on Rate Hike Amid Buoyant Markets 📈

Local markets were unusually buoyant despite the Reserve Bank’s decision to lift interest rates. Alan Kohler supposes the divided vote may indicate another rate rise in May is now no longer a certainty.
Meanwhile, consumer sentiment has tanked on the back of two interest rate rises and a fuel excise hike in the first three months of 2026.
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