Australia's 4.6 per cent cash rate may hold until 2027, report warns

The Reserve Bank of Australia has raised the cash rate to a 15-year high of 4.6 per cent and may keep it there until 2027 to balance demand and constrained supply, according to a new report. The report does not rule out further increases. Inflation remains close to 4 per cent, above the RBA's 2–3 per cent target band. The continuing Middle East war is straining supply chains and adding to cost-of-living pressures, cooling expectations for a rate cut in the middle of next year.