RBA’s threat of a rate rise rings a bit hollow

AdvertisementAnalysis PoliticsFederalInterest rates RBA’s threat of a rate rise rings a bit hollow Shane Wright August 11, 2026 — 3:56pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. “Lower housing prices weigh on household consumption by reducing household net wealth and spending related to housing turnover. Weaker housing prices also reduce the incentive to build new homes,” it said. Analysts assumed she was talking about its inflation forecasts being too dovish. There’s nothing wrong with Bullock using her central bank pulpit to talk up the threat of a rate rise.