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The RBA is expected to hike interest rates. Use our loan calculator to check how it could affect you

The Guardian Australia Andy Ball, Josh Nicholas and Luca Ittimani

29 Sept 2026 11:22 AEST Summary

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From the report

The Reserve Bank is expected to hike interest rates again on Tuesday, after lifting rates in February, March and May.

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Niral Score 12 · mostly calm mundaneloaded

10 more readings adjectives, repeated words, political diction, mood and 6 at zero

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Political diction 0 A story about politics, written without coded language Mood 52.2 sorrowjoyful

6 read zero: sentiment, generational, gender, jingoistic, religious, sourcing

Sentiment 0 hostilefavourable Generational 0 harder on the oldharder on the young Gender 0 no gendered framingframing throughout Jingoistic 0 reports to a readerwrites from a camp Religious 0 not invokedovert Sourcing 0 unattributednamed sources

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The Guardian Australiaas they published this story	12

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