Reserve Bank lifts interest rates by 0.25%, to 4.35% | ABC NEWS

The Reserve Bank has lifted interest rates by 0.25 percentage points, to 4.35%. The official cash rate has now returned to its February 2025 level, which is where it sat before the RBA began that year's rate-cutting cycle.
It's the third interest rate hike this year.
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