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The CommBank View: Higher rates, harder choices

A new economic reality is taking shape as global pressures continue to build. CommBank Chief Economist Luke Yeaman details how Australia is adjusting to this more complex economic era.

 

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CommBank’s Head of Market Strategy and Rates Research Adam Donaldson unpacks the global bond sell-off, why yields have pushed higher and what it could mean for interest rates, markets and Australia.

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The CommBank View: Higher rates, harder choices

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