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Buying ASX shares or paying off a mortgage? Here's what the experts are saying about RBA interest rate hikes in 2026

MSN - 18 Mar. 26

Filip Tortevski, senior analyst at Wealth Within highlighted the risks the RBA is facing as it tightens in the current environment. Tortevski said: Higher rates can slow spending and economic activity, but they do little to directly control the price of oil. That leaves the RBA walking a fine line, trying to contain inflation without pushing an already fragile economy into a deeper slowdown...

Finder’s RBA Survey: 2 in 5 experts say the RBA will raise cash rate

Finder.com.au - 13 Mar. 26

In this month's Finder RBA Cash Rate Survey™, 37 experts and economists weighed in on future cash rate moves and other issues relating to the state of the economy. More than half of panellists (62%, 23/37) expect the RBA to hold the cash rate on Tuesday, leaving 38% (14/37) predicting a hike...

Could oil really hit $200 a barrel?

Hot Copper - 06 Mar. 26

Crude Oil is trading ~$75 a barrel, up more than 30% this year, and tensions across the Middle East are again dominating headlines. The question is whether this is just another short-term spike or the beginning of something bigger..

AI threat grows as inflation stays high

Money Magazine - 27 Feb. 26

Australian inflation has come back hotter than expected, with CPI rising to 3.8% in the year to January 2026, stubbornly above where most economists expected it to fall. Consequently, the Reserve Bank is in no mood for rate cuts...

Down 45% in 2026, could you double your money buying the dip in Zip shares now?

Motley Fool - 21 Feb. 26

With the BNPL company reporting solid growth metrics, market expectations were clearly high as investors sent Zip shares plunging 34.4% on the day. Which, according to Wealth Within senior analyst Fil Tortevski, may have created the "greatest buy-the-dip opportunity" in Zip stock in six years. We'll get back to the stock's rebound potential in a tick...