WMV 28 Sep 2026
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WMV 2026年9月28日
Core conclusion · Tlines extraction
OCBC revises its RBA call to a 25bp hike at the September 2026 meeting, lifting the cash rate to 4.60% from 4.35%, citing resilient labour demand (employment +39,500; hours worked +13.7mn) and high participation (67.1%). A single 25bp cut is now expected in 4Q27 as inflation eases on base effects. Elsewhere, Bank Indonesia held at 5.75% but OCBC trims 2026 hikes to 25bp, targeting 6.00%.
- Institution
- OCBC Research
- Published
- 09/28/2026
- Research topic
- Crude Oil (WTI) · Inflation · Semiconductors
- Time horizon
- July 2021 · 2026 · this year · May 2026
Key arguments
- RBA hike call: policy outlook revised to a 25bp increase at the September 2026 meeting, raising the cash rate from 4.35% to 4.60%.
- Australian labour demand remains firm, with employment +39,500, hours worked rebounding 13.7mn, and participation at 67.1%, though gains were concentrated in part-time work.
- A single 25bp RBA cut is forecast in 4Q27, when inflation is likely to ease more meaningfully, partly on favourable base effects.
- Bank Indonesia kept its rate at 5.75% for IDR stability and inflation within the 2.5±1% target, while improving hedging incentives for foreign inflows; OCBC trims its remaining 2026 hike expectation to 25bp, taking the rate to 6.00%.
Key numbers
- RBA cash rate target (new forecast)
- 4.60%
- Previous RBA cash rate
- 4.35%
- RBA rate cut expected (4Q27)
- -25bp to 4.35%
- Bank Indonesia policy rate
- 5.75% unchanged
- Indonesia policy rate forecast (end-2026)
- 6.00%
Main risks
- The RBA hiking path is a forecast, not a decision; Australian inflation could ease sooner or labour demand could falter, delaying or cancelling the hike.
- Indonesia's additional rate hikes are conditional on IDR stability and external volatility; capital flow measures could prove insufficient on their own.
- Oil prices should still trend lower over time, but geopolitical risks are slowing the decline, a risk to inflation and rate expectations.
Corresponding source evidence
Activity • AU: RBA Cash Rate Target • EC: Consumer Confidence, Economic Confidence • JN: Leading Index CI • UK: Mortgage Approvals, M4 Money Supply YoY, Money Supply M4 MoM, Net Lending Sec.
Geopolitics Xi pressed Trump to oppose Taiwan independence, USD14bn arms package for Taiwan remains delayed; Both sides also reiterated that Iran should not develop nuclear weapons and opposed tolls on international waterways.
50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 28-Mar 28-Apr 28-May 28-Jun 28-Jul 28-Aug 28-Sep USD/bbl Crude oil prices Brent WTI Source: Bloomberg, OCBC Group Research.
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