CommBank economists stick with November RBA interest rates call
中文标题
澳大利亚联邦银行经济学家坚持11月澳储行利率按兵不动的预测
Core conclusion · Tlines extraction
CommBank keeps its call that the RBA will hold the cash rate at 4.60% on 3 November, with Chief Economist Luke Yeaman judging the cyclical slowdown narrowly outweighs structural inflation pressure. September-quarter trimmed mean inflation is forecast at 1.0% q/q, with the annual rate near 3.5%. Yeaman flags a higher neutral rate estimate of about 3.85% and says risks of further hikes are building beyond November.
- Institution
- Commonwealth Bank
- Published
- 10/19/2026
- Research topic
- Inflation
- Time horizon
- this year · 2026 · 2025
Key arguments
- CommBank's base case is that the cycle wins "just", with four 2026 rate rises slowing activity enough for the RBA to hold in November.
- The structural counter-view holds that low productivity, high public spending, AI capex and a higher neutral rate leave policy insufficiently restrictive.
- Monetary policy lags of 12-18 months mean the full impact of this year's four hikes has not yet reached the economy.
- CommBank data show household spending growth below late-2025 and early-2026 rates, with housing-related spending clearly softening.
Key numbers
- RBA cash rate
- 4.60%
- CommBank neutral rate estimate
- ~3.85% (+0.65pp y/y)
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7% (low 3.4%)
- Q3 trimmed mean inflation forecast (q/q)
- 1.0%
- Trimmed mean inflation (annual)
- ~3.5%
Main risks
- Further RBA rate increases beyond November if inflation proves persistent.
- A higher neutral rate implies the 4.60% cash rate may be less restrictive than assumed.
- Household spending weakness deepening as income pressure flows through, with housing turnover already 20-30% below year-ago levels.
Corresponding source evidence
Yeaman's central case is that four rate rises this year will continue to slow economic activity, giving the RBA time to assess how much more work is needed to bring inflation back to target.
· this year“The structural view says low productivity, high public spending, the Al capex boom and a rising neutral rate mean policy is not yet restrictive enough, inflation will be persistent and the RBA will have to inflict more pain on households.
CommBank expects September-quarter trimmed mean inflation to come in at 1.0%.
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