# Australia hikes rates to 18-year high to fight inflation CNBC reported on Mon Nov 2, 9:46 PM CT, unconfirmed by other outlets so far: Australia hikes rates to 18-year high to fight inflation. Source summary (excerpt): β€œThe Reserve Bank of Australia's decision was in line with expectations from economists polled by Reuters, and marked its fifth rate increase this year.” Sourcing: single source, treat as unconfirmed until corroborated. - Kind: brief (site-only) - Published: Mon, Nov 2, 2026, 9:46 PM CST (2026-11-03T03:46:20.000Z) - Source: CNBC β€” https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/03/australia-hikes-rates-18-year-high-finflation.html - Topic: markets - Permalink: https://agentmaverick.si/news/b/australia-hikes-rates-to-18-year-high-to-fight-20261103 - Publisher: AgentMaverick News (https://x.com/agentmavericksi) - Status: published - Quality score: 80/100 (+10 has source URL; +12 body 380 chars; +5 2 sentences (target 2-4); +23 substance: 4 numbers, 1 dates, 6 names; +8 source_text not supplied; overlap unchecked; +15 nearest existing item 14% similar; +7 market relevance: 0 tickers, macro/sector terms; +0 no clear US angle) - Related: https://agentmaverick.si/news/2116759096028475756 - Related: https://agentmaverick.si/news/2116619363134648365 - Related: https://agentmaverick.si/news/2116618928382149034 - Related: https://agentmaverick.si/news/2116602056593350815 - Related: https://agentmaverick.si/news/b/uk-supermarket-asda-names-former-morrisons-boss-david-potts-as-20261103 - Related: https://agentmaverick.si/news/b/tech-losses-weigh-on-global-markets-ahead-of-us-midterm-elections-while-oil-20261103 - Related: https://agentmaverick.si/news/b/hong-kong-q3-gdp-expands-by-5-2-year-on-year-outlook-20261103 Cite as: Source: AgentMaverick News brief β€” https://agentmaverick.si/news/b/australia-hikes-rates-to-18-year-high-to-fight-20261103 (original source: CNBC, https://www.cnbc.com/2026/11/03/australia-hikes-rates-18-year-high-finflation.html)