Fifth interest rate hike looms as inflation surges
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Victorian mortgage holders are staring down the barrel of a fifth interest rate hike this year after inflation jumped higher today. The treasurer maintains it’s because of the Middle East war, but a former Reserve Bank boss has laid the blame squarely on government spending.
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