Australia’s biggest lenders lift fixed mortgage rates ahead of RBA, with 1-year pricing at 6.49%
AI Market Summary
Australian lenders' rapid fixed-rate repricing ahead of the RBA meeting signals tighter financial conditions and higher-for-longer policy expectations. Despite mixed labor data (higher unemployment, job gains concentrated in part-time), major banks still expect a 25 bp hike, with some flagging further tightening. This raises funding and mortgage cost sensitivity, potentially weighing on domestic demand and risk appetite while supporting AUD via higher rate differentials.
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Major Australian banks have lifted fixed mortgage rates ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s next policy meeting, with Macquarie Bank raising its 1-year fixed rate to 6.49%, in line with NAB and ANZ. The four major banks are forecasting the RBA will lift the cash rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.60% at its September 29 meeting. New data show the unemployment rate rose to 4.6% in August despite 39,000 jobs added, as all gains came from part-time work while 6,000 full-time roles were lost.
