The RBA likely believes it won’t need to hike rates again – but the worst thing it could do is say that out loud

<p>When it comes to the Reserve Bank, there’s a whiff of a parent making a threat they have no intention of carrying out</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Every parent makes threats in an effort to get their kids to behave – and every parent hopes they won’t have to follow through.</p><p>Some (most?) parents even make threats they have zero intention of carrying out.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/12/reserve-bank-australia-rba-interest-rates-hike-warning-threat">Continue reading...</a>