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RBA expected to lift interest rates next week: CBA economists

Commonwealth Bank economists have brought forward their call for the next RBA interest rate rise from November to September, with a 25 basis point increase now expected next week.

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CommBank economist Harry Ottley joins CommBank Newsroom’s Michelle Escobar to build a sandwich where each ingredient represents a different part of young Australians’ financial lives.

At the National Farmers’ Federation Leaders’ Summit in Canberra, young farmers and agricultural professionals discuss what it will take to attract more people into the sector.

From branches and contact centres to online banking, NetBank changed the way customers could manage everyday banking.

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Economy

Household spending stalls as cost pressures squeeze consumers

Australian household spending rose by just 0.1 per cent in August as slower income growth and lower house prices start to bite.

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Economy

If everyone’s feeling the squeeze, where’s all this inflation coming from?

Many of us are feeling under cost-of-living pressure, so what’s causing the inflation the RBA acknowledges is making Australians “furious”?

22 September 2026

Economy

10 ways Australia will be different in 2066

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22 September 2026

Economy

The November deadline hanging over this week’s Trump-Xi meeting

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet in Washington this week with a key part of the US-China trade truce due to expire in November.

22 September 2026

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Wall Street rallies as oil and bond yields ease

Wall Street rallied towards record highs as oil prices and bond yields retreated, with chip stocks leading the gains.

22 September 2026

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From dial-up to today: Nearly 30 years of NetBank

From dial-up internet to digital wallets, the way Australians bank has changed dramatically over the past three decades. Nearly 30 years after Comm...

22 September 2026