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RBA more likely to raise rates as US Federal Reserve lifts to 4pc

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• 18 Sept 2026 06:01 AEST the headline was changed: Live: US policymakers expect Fed RBA more likely to raise rates again this yearas US Federal Reserve lifts to 4pc

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• Markets are now pricing in a 88 per cent chance of Australia's Reserve Bank lifting interest rates in September.
• -At least one more rate rise is tipped this year, with the 'dot plot' showing 16 of 18 US Fed officials expect to hike rates this year while two see rates holding steady.

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