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Breaking: Major banks respond following RBA decision to cut interest rates (www.abc.net.au)
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[–] jonne@infosec.pub 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They did it because everyone else did the same and they wanted to look like they were doing something. Jacking up rates only works when the thing going up is discretionary spending instead of essentials.

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone -1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Jacking up rates only works when the thing going up is discretionary spending instead of essentials.

Which it was.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The things going up were food, energy and housing. Those are all inelastic goods.

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone -1 points 11 months ago

Definitely not the only things that were going up.