RBA’s Hauser warns of rate hike if inflation risks crystallize

RBA’s Hauser Says Rates Will Need to Rise If Prices Fail to Ease

Australia’s central bank will need to raise interest rates again if upside risks to inflation are realized and consumer prices fail to come back down, Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser said.

Australia Q2 wages rise 3.2% Y/Y; RBA’s Hauser warns inflation risks

Australia’s seasonally adjusted Wage Price Index increased 3.2% year-on-year in Q2 2026, matching market expectations and remaining unchanged from Q1's revised pace. The reading marks the weakest annual wage growth since Q4 2024.

RBA warns of more rate pain if inflation risks ‘crystallise’

The Reserve Bank of Australia will have to hike interest rates again if upside risks ​to inflation ‘crystallise’, deputy governor Andrew Hauser warns, reiterating that prices remain too high.

RBA’s Hauser warns of rate hike if inflation risks crystallize

SYDNEY, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Australia's central bank will have to ​raise interest ‌rates again if upside risks to inflation crystallize, a top official ‌said ​on Wednesday, ⁠adding that inflation ⁠in Australia is still too high. Speaking at an event in ...

RBA's Hauser: Will have to raise rates again if inflation ...