Natalie MacDonald
speaker
241 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Sep 2026
last heard 6 Sep
Natalie MacDonald’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Bad news.
Excellent.
Love that for us.
So GDP grew 0.4% in the June quarter and 2.1% over the year, helped along by household spending.
Sounds great.
Except a stronger economy is also exactly the kind of thing that could convince the RBA that we can handle another interest rate rise.
I don't think we can.
And markets are increasingly convinced that that is where we're heading.
They're now pricing around a 70% chance of a hike this month, with another move fully priced in by November.
Meanwhile, the bond market, yes, hello, you old friend, has decided that mortgages apparently weren't stressful enough.
Australian 10-year bond deals have pushed above 5% for the first time in around 15 years.
Years pushing up borrowing costs across the economy.
So the economy is stronger, rates could be going higher, borrowing costs are already surging.
Good news is bad news.
Bad news is bad news.
Tell me that's not the biggest story once once you've worked out if it's good, bad or somewhere in between.
Why do I trust this even less than your than your usual operating mode?
All right.
Have a fit.
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