Rate rise risk for March looms large after inflation surprise

Investors are starting to weigh the very real possibility of an interest rate increase by the Reserve Bank of Australia when policymakers gather next month.

That is after yet another hot monthly inflation report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, which showed the consumer price index stuck at 3.8 per cent – well above the central bank’s 2.5 per cent target.

Source: https://www.afr.com/markets/debt-markets/rate-hike-risk-for-march-looms-large-after-inflation-surprise-20260225-p5o5bw