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Inflation, AI and geopolitics to again take centre stage in 2026 - The CommBank View

Australia faces the hard task of managing renewed inflation pressures and higher interest rates without stalling growth. 

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How AI is deployed, and how risks around it are managed, matters. CommBank Newsroom's Michelle Escobar and Chief Behavioural Scientist Will Mailer unpack what Aussies think about AI in banking and responsible practices.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has raised interest rates for the first time since 2023 and signalled another move is on the table. CommBank Head of Australian Economics Belinda Allen unpacks the decision and looks at what could be next.

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Luke Yeaman

RBA: When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do?

Economy
The RBA Board was right to adopt a patient approach in the initial fight against inflation. But the game has now changed, and quickly, writes Luke Yeaman.

 

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Interest rates explained: what they are and why they matter

Economy
Interest rates sit behind many of the big economic issues people are navigating right now, from housing and rents to savings and everyday spending.

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Australia's dependence on China fades as global trade shifts

Economy
CBA economists say structural shifts in China and changing global supply chains are pushing Australian exporters to diversify.

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