
The Last Big Four Bank Just Flipped: Every Bank Now Says Rates Are Going UP
That Backyard Property PodcastShow Notes
Three weeks ago, all four big banks were tipping rate cuts. Today the last holdout flipped: every one of the big four now says the next move is up. In this solo mini, Michael fact-checks the banks' track record and explains why the fixed-rate desks are quietly telling a different story.
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General advice only and not personal advice. CRN 485467
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In this episode:
What the big four banks are now predicting for the 29 September RBA meeting Why those exact same banks were tipping the opposite just weeks ago How the RBA cut three times in 2025, then undid every cut Why the forecasts keep pointing the wrong way entirely The one number that hasn't moved: underlying inflation stuck at 3.6% Why not a single major lender has actually lifted fixed rates What a 4.6% cash rate really costs you per month, per hike The trap of fixing too long, and the 1.99% lesson from 2020 How Michael would play a fixed rate right now, and why he'd fix short
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Chapters: (00:00) The last bank just flipped the script (00:44) What the big four now predict for 29 September (02:04) What those same banks said a few weeks ago (02:24) Three cuts in 2025, all undone (03:34) The number that hasn't moved: 3.6% inflation (03:55) The signal nobody's watching: fixed rates haven't budged (05:24) What each hike actually costs your monthly repayment (06:09) Fixing is insurance, not a bet (06:39) The 1.99% trap from 2020 (07:24) Why Michael would fix short right now (08:45) Why listen to a broker over economists?
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