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Relative Return Insider: the RBA's impossible choice - crush inflation or risk a housing crash?

Wealth Management Podcast Network··12 September 2026·35 min

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Australia's economy is slowing, house prices are falling and yet inflation is proving stubbornly difficult to tame. So does the RBA really have to raise rates again? On this episode of Relative Return Insider, Olivia Grace-Curran sits down with AMP Chief Economist Shane Oliver to unpack the latest economic data and what it means for households, investors and markets. Shane reveals why he thinks another rate hike is increasingly likely, why September could be back on the table, and why two consecutive hikes could trigger a much deeper housing downturn - and potentially even a recession. Plus, Shane reveals the key economic numbers and central-bank decisions that could move markets next.