REGULATION · APAC
RBA signals rate hiking cycle not complete; inflation fight continues in Australia
Reserve Bank of Australia's Philip Hunter states official rate 'not quite yet' at terminal level. RBA maintaining restrictive policy into 2026 to combat persistent inflation.
WHY IT MATTERS
Divergent central bank policy timelines (RBA tighter, ECB looser) create currency and funding mismatches for multinational BFSI firms; affects AUD/EUR hedging and cross-border lending spreads.
Source: Bloomberg · 2026-10-25