Afternoon Report | Special edition: RBA hikes rates

 

This is a special edition of the Fear & Greed Afternoon Report, following the decision by the RBA board to increase the official cash rate to 4.85 per cent - an 18-year high.

 

Economist Stephen Koukoulas joins Michael Thompson to look at the market reaction, what it means for the chance of a recession, and whether rates have now hit their peak.

 

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