After four straight 50 basis point hikes, the Reserve Bank gave borrowers a breather by slowing their sixth hike to 25 basis points to the surprise of economists and bringing the overnight cash rate to 2.60% in line with their September meeting minutes.

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The Reserve Bank has raised its overnight cash rate target by another 50 basis points to 2.35% at the board’s September meeting this afternoon as predicted by most economists in a Bloomberg survey, marking the fourth straight 50 basis point move by RBA.

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