Australia's interest rate rise is the wrong medicine and an even worse alibi | Yanis Varoufakis

UK · 2026-10-03

1. Step 1 · The triggerthe war in the Gulf drives up global energy prices, including liquefied natural gas
2. Step 2 · Knock-onhigher imported energy costs push Australian inflation upward, largely from external rather than domestic demand
3. Step 3 · Knock-onthe Reserve Bank of Australia raises the cash rate ostensibly to combat this externally driven inflation
4. Step 4 · Reaches youhigher interest rates squeeze Australian households and domestic demand even though the inflation source is external

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Source: theguardian.com

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