Interest rates have risen at the steepest rate ever, as the Reserve Bank hikes the cost of mortgages and lending to try to curb inflation. The RBA has raised rates twelve times in just over a year, putting households and businesses under financial pressure. Daniel Ziffer speaks to economists about other ways to lower inflation without raising interest rates.
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