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(https://www.abc.net.au/news/alison-branley/6470766) Alison Branley      (https://www.abc.net.au/news/topic/stock-market) Topic: Stock Market     Posted Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 7:41am Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 7:41am Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 7:41am , updated Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 10:29am Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 10:29am Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 10:29am      (107162296.html#timeline) Skip to timeline abc.net.au/news/asx-markets-business-live-news-september-19-2026/107162296       Link copied  Share Sharearticle        Markets are now pricing in an 88 per cent chance of Australia's Reserve Bank lifting interest rates in September. It comes after the US Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee voted unanimously overnight to lift interest rates by 25 basis points, with policymakers expecting one more hike before the end of the year. US share markets were down overnight on the news. Locally, the share market opened up. Look back at the day's financial news and insights from our specialist business reporters as it happened on our blog. Disclaimer: This blog is not intended as investment advice.  Submit a comment or question Log in to comment      Live updates   Pinned    Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 9:25am Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 9:25am   Market snapshot (Alison Branley profile image)    A   By Alison Branley     ASX 200 : +0.25% to 8,717 points  All Ordinaries: +0.19% to 8,891 points Australian dollar : +0.06% at 70.90 US cents Wall Street : Dow Jones (-1.21%), S&P 500 (-0.45%), Nasdaq Composite (-0.012%) Europe : DAX (+0.53%%), FTSE (+0.28%) Asia : KOSPI (+1.37%), Nikkei (+0.69%), Hang Seng (+.19%) Spot gold : -0.25% to $US4,272/ounce  Oil (Brent) : -2.8% to $US105.83/barrel Iron ore : +0.32% at $US97/tonne Bitcoin : +0.13% to $US76,223  Prices current at around 10:15am AEST            React  React           Collapse all posts       off  Sort Sort posts  Latest Select an option      Latest  Oldest        New: Filters  Choose what information you see below by using filters  (Close)      Filter Posts (all)    All 25   (key-events)  Key Events 5   (market-snapshot)  Market snapshot 1   (analysis)  Analysis 6   (economy)  Economy 5   (interest-rates)  Interest Rates 7   (energy)  Energy 1   (fuel)  Fuel 1   (housing)  Housing 1   (markets)  Markets 4   (rba)  RBA 4   (shares)  Shares 1   (investment)  Investment 1   (technology)  Technology 1   (currencies)  Currencies 1   All filters     Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 11:12am Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 11:12am      Donald Trump seems to have economics upside down — analysis (Michael Janda profile image)    M   By Michael Janda     Donald Trump's Truth Social posts are frequently unnerving. This one, in response to the Federal Reserve's interest rate rise overnight, demonstrates a fundamental lack of economic understanding. "We are the Best Credit in the World — BY FAR. Our Country is BOOMING with new Investment!," he posted on social media. "LOWER THE INTEREST RATES FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND FAST!."  If a country is booming with new investment, much of which is coming from borrowed money, and its inflation rate is well above the central bank's target, then that's exactly when interest rates should go up, not down. Perhaps it's no surprise then that the 12 monetary policy experts on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) were unanimous in their decision to raise US rates . They clearly agree with (most) of the president's economic assessment in the first sentence, but they (and the weight of pretty much whichever economic theory you subscribe to) strongly disagree with his proposed course of action in the second.   (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-17/us-fed-raises-interest-rates-to-curb-inflation-trump/107162150) US Fed hikes interest rates to curb inflation as Trump calls for cut       ()               React  React          Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 10:59am Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 10:59am      Titanium alloy holding up strong market opening (Alison Branley profile image)    A   By Alison Branley     Droneshield and Judo Capital are among the standout names in this morning's top movers. But it's US-based titanium alloy company IperionX that's doing the best after validating its continuous titanium production platform, which is said to be six times faster at producing titanium and uses less electricity. ()    Top and bottom movers for Thursday morning (LSEG)             React  React          Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 10:50am Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 10:50am      Aussie share market keeps on rising (Alison Branley profile image)    A   By Alison Branley     The ASX 200 is now up more than half a percent during this morning's trade. Here's a look at what's doing well, and, not-so-well. ()    Sector Summar ASX 200 (LSEG)             React  React          Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 10:45am Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 10:45am      Spike in the price of the 'everything' fuel (Daniel Ziffer profile image)    D   By Daniel Ziffer     There's a rush on as commuting consumers follow the price signals and shift into electric vehicles (EVs) at a furious rate. Despite the long and obvious technological advantages the cars would go on to have, their take-up has been limited by the high sticker price and a lack of charging infrastructure. As the petrol price has rocketed - and the number of people with home batteries to complement their solar panels - has soared, so too has the proportion of EVs as new car sales. But there's a bigger problem . And that problem is around big-ness. While you'll see electric buses and some trucks, the technology is less evolved and the sunk - already spent - cost is higher. So while it's happening, and will keep doing so, there's been less of a rapid switch in fields of transportation that are heavier. Ships, trucks, machinery, heavy-haulers, trains, planes... all the moving-around-of-stuff architecture we have (in a large country with a small population) is powered by diesel. And here's what's happened to the price in the past two years. (diesel prices over the past two years)    Diesel prices over the past two years (Australian Institute of Petroluem)   As discussed in an earlier post, there are multiple factors pushing up the cost of diesel. And that means, pushing up the cost of practically everything.            React  React          Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 10:37am Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 10:37am      As pressure mounts to raise variable rates banks are jumping the gun on fixed rates (Alison Branley profile image)    A   By Alison Branley     Comparison site Canstar says NAB and ANZ  have today hiked fixed rates  by up to 0.20 percentage points, 12 days out from the September RBA cash rate decision. After weeks of inactivity, fixed rates have now started to move, and they’re on the way up, not down. ING yesterday hiked its fixed rates by 0.20 percentage points, taking its lowest fixed rate to 6.39% , while Macquarie hiked last week. Its lowest fixed rate is also now 6.39%.  This takes the number of lenders hiking fixed rates in the month of September to nine. "While this is now a noteworthy shift in the lead-up to the next RBA meeting, the number of lenders hiking fixed rates is still relatively low compared to previous months where the possibility of a cash rate rise was on the table," it says.  All four big bank economic teams are forecasting the next cash rate move will be a hike, however, the timing is contested. CBA, Westpac and ANZall predict the RBA will hike in November, while NABexpects the first hike to come in 12 days’ time on 29 September. Here's a table of their tips: ()    Interest Rate predictions (Canstar)             React  React          Key Event   Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 10:35am Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 10:35am      Why crack matters to fuel costs (Daniel Ziffer profile image)    D   By Daniel Ziffer     I've been deep in diesel - talking to farmers in inland NSW and people in container yards in Melbourne - and tomorrow with my colleague Jasper Wells  we'll have a solid look at the current situation and where it's heading. The short version is that we have a supply problem (with the conflict spreading to the Red Sea shipping routes) a refinery problem  (with capacity reduced by the conflict and by elements like the fire at Viva Energy's plant in Corio) and that's leading to a cost problem . Let's look at it. Crude oil is refined into liquid fuel products like petrol, diesel and airline fuel. The 'crack spread' notes the gap between the cost of crude oil the final cost of the and refined products . Check this out. (Graph of 'crack spread', the gap between crude oil and refined products)    We know what crude oil costs - this is what the cost is once you refine it (ICE, Bloomberg)   You'll see that the cost of diesel used to be about $US20-30 above the cost (per barrel) of crude oil.  Now, it's about $US100 more.  Less refinery capacity, the same or more demand.           React  React          Key Event   Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 10:25am Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 10:25am      Market prices 88% chance of September RBA rate hike after Fed's overnight move (Michael Janda profile image)    M   By Michael Janda     Financial markets are now pricing in an 88% chance the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will raise its cash rate target in September , after the US Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted unanimously to raise interest rates overnight. The Fed raised its target rate by 0.25 of a percentage point to 3.75-4% , and the market is now convinced the RBA will do the same, taking its cash rate to 4.6%, which would be its highest level since October 2011. Betashares chief economist David Bassanese believes Australia's central bank cannot put off a rate hike beyond this month. "The Fed's rate rise will likely add to pressure on the Reserve Bank to raise interest rates again," he argues. "My base case has shifted, with the RBA now expected to raise rates at its policy meeting later this month, with a 50% chance of a follow up rate rise in November . "Global inflation pressures, resulting both the Iran war and AI boom, along with domestic pressures, suggest the RBA can't afford to wait until November before raising rates again."  Markets are pricing about a 34% chance that the cash rate will get to 4.85% by November , and a roughly 50% chance it'll be at that level by the end of the year. Mr Bassanese says this will likely result in tough times for big sectors of Australia's domestic economy, as the RBA seeks to offset inflation pressure arising elsewhere. "Further rate rises will add to the downward pressure on house prices , which in turn risks of more substantial slowing in consumer spending and housing construction," he warns. "Lower house prices will be seen by the RBA as part of the transmission mechanism whereby higher rates help slow economic growth and bring down inflation."            React  React          Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 10:16am Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 10:16am      Aussie markets open up on US Federal Reserve Decision (Alison Branley profile image)    A   By Alison Branley     They're out of the blocks quickly this morning on the ASX, with the ASX 200 and All Ordinaries both up 0.23% after the US Federal Reserve decision to increase interest rates. But things are a little bumpy so watch this space. This is the ASX 200: ()    ASX 200 Thursday, Sept 17 (LSEG)   This is the All Ordinaries: ()    All Ordinaries Thursday, Sept 17 (LSEG)             React  React          Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 9:50am Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 9:50am      Interest rates pushing more people into debt (Alison Branley profile image)    A   By Alison Branley     With economic pressures mounting the National Debt Helpline has seen a 12 per cent spike in requests for help. Here are some tips from ourbusiness reporter Adelaide Miller on how to deal with a debt notice or collector if they come your way.   (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-17/what-rights-do-you-have-with-debt-collection/107134498) How to avoid the ‘worst kind of bullying’ if hit with a debt collection notice       ()               React  React          Key Event   Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 9:40am Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 9:40am      'RBA has no other option' but to raise rates in September (Michael Janda profile image)    M   By Michael Janda     We're starting to see local analysts react to the Fed rate rise and its implications for the Reserve Bank's next meeting on September 28-29. Van Eck's head of investments and capital markets Russel Chesler believes that the RBA might need to raise rates multiple times, which is what markets are also pricing. "The renewed surge in oil prices threatens to intensify inflation across the global economy, increasing the likelihood that both the Fed and the RBA will need to raise rates more than once ," he writes. "In our view, the RBA has no other option but to increase the cash rate by 25 bps [basis points] bringing it to 4.6%. "The knock-on effects of higher oil prices flowing through to logistics, manufacturing and even food prices pose a significant risk of pushing the trimmed mean number higher, and a second rate increase may also be on the cards for the RBA still this year."  However, Chesler points out, as have many economists including at the Reserve Bank, that price pressures in Australia are not only being imported. "Australia is still battling with services inflation which remains sticky," he argues. "The minimum wage increase of 6% and the award wage increase of 4.75% may well filter into increases received by higher income earners during the year. "Public sector wage growth for the year to 30 June 2026 was also relatively high at 3.4% ahead of the private sector at 3.1%. "The GDP print of 0.4% for the second quarter and 2.1% annually suggests the economy is slowing but is still stronger than expected ."            React  React          Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 9:31am Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 9:31am      Is technology 'inherently deflationary'? (Michael Janda profile image)    M   By Michael Janda     It's an interesting position taken by $42b fund managerCathie Wood.  She reckons that the productivity generated by artificial intelligence will push prices lower. Nonetheless, she reckons economic growth will be so strong that, despite the deflation, short-term interest rates will need to rise to between 6.5-7.5%.  She is mainly referring to US rates but, if anything, Australian interest rates tend to be a bit higher than American ones — we don't have the world's main reserve currency after all. Wood spoke to The Business  on her current visit to Australia and in this piece business editor Michael Janda takes a look at her views on AI.   (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-16/ai-investment-interest-rates-ark-cathie-wood-michael-every/107156362) $42b fund manager Cathie Wood sees interest rates topping 7pc on AI boom       ()               React  React          Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 9:20am Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 9:20am      Another Fed Reserve meeting, another dot plot (Alison Branley profile image)    A   By Alison Branley     For those new to the machinations of the US Federal Reserve, its committee members do what's called a dot plot at the end of the meeting. The dot plot is a signal about what members of the committee think inflation will do - they each literally put a dot on a graph. They are read as closely as any economic tea leaves can be. This time around was no different with new chair Kevin Warsh seeming to have continued his practice of refraining from plotting. The dot plots from this meeting showed 16 of US Fed officials expect to hike rates this year while two see rates holding steady. "The striking feature of the dot plot is the disappearance of the ​doves," analysts at Evercore ISI said. "The old center dovish majority now lines up behind a limited hawkish mid-cycle ​adjustment — in their eyes ⁠at least likely for risk insurance purposes, though Warsh himself did not use the risk insurance language and preferred a more hawkish framing," they added.  -With Reuters            React  React          Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 9:10am Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 9:10am      What did the US dollar do in response to the Fed Reserve's decision? (Alison Branley profile image)    A   By Alison Branley     The US dollar moved higher on Wednesday after the announcement by US Federal Reserve to raise interest rates to 4.00% An index known as the DXY, which measures the currency against other major currencies, saw the USD last at 100.34 — up by about 0.62%.  Against theAUD it was 70.86c, up a similar amount. Compared to the JapaneseYen , which has had its own woes of late, it was 156.298 - down by 0.79% . ()    The DXY shot up on the Fed Reserve's announcement (LSEG)             React  React          Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 8:58am Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 8:58am      Another US rate hike, with no cuts expected until 2028 (Michael Janda profile image)    M   By Michael Janda     Oxford Economics chief US economist Michael Pearce says the Fed's overnight decision to raise rates to 3.75-4% reflects a structural shift higher in the "neutral rate" — the theoretical level at which interest rates neither boost nor restrict economic activity. "We expect the Federal Reserve to follow Wednesday's 25bp [basis point] rate hike with another in December before moving to the sidelines for an extended pause as inflation gradually moves lower," he writes in response to the FOMC decision. "We've pushed back rate cuts in our forecast to 2028 , from late 2027, and expect them to bottom out at a higher neutral rate of 3.25%-3.5%."  One line in Michael Pearce's note resonates with something I wrote earlier this week about the limitations of interest rates when used as the sole policy lever to lower inflation. "Fed rate hikes won't stop inflationary pressures from higher gasoline and diesel prices and are unlikely to slow the AI buildout, which is putting upward pressure on prices," Pearce argues. "But by slowing activity elsewhere in the economy, they'll contribute to a slowdown in broader price pressures."  I compared the current round of rate rises to the old medical practice of bloodletting, which lasted for millennia before people finally realised it did more harm than good in most circumstances. You can read that analysis piece below.   (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-15/rba-inflation-economy-interest-rates/107151344) There are three main reasons inflation is rising. Higher rates won't fix them       ()               React  React          Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 8:54am Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 8:54am      You can see what local fuel prices are doing here (Alison Branley profile image)    A   By Alison Branley     For those keeping a close watch on Brent Crude and WTI you can get a local snapshot of bowser prices through theABC's fuel tracker.  Or maybe you just need to fill up on the way home - either way it's a useful tool!   (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-01/petrol-diesel-price-tracker/106513484) Track the latest petrol and diesel prices around Australia       ()               React  React          Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 8:47am Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 8:47am      Oil prices down on some slightly positive Middle East reports (Alison Branley profile image)    A   By Alison Branley     Oil prices closed lower overnight after reaching their highest levels in nearly four months, following reports Saudi Arabia could reactivate a strategically important pipeline damaged by drone attacks earlier than expected. Currently, Brent Crude is $105.6USD a barrel,down 2.9%, after closing the prior session at $108.75. The decline occurred despite ongoing clashes between Yemen's Houthi rebels and the Saudi government.  The price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil fell by 3.21%  to $102.43 . On Wednesday, reports emerged that Saudi Arabia would manage to restore the flow of crude oil affected by the closure of the East-West pipeline earlier than expected, and that they had also offered additional shipments through Oman. Robert Yawger, an analyst at Mizuho USA, told AFP: "Recent events in Saudi Arabia suggest that the situation is less critical than it appeared." The expert added: "We have received information indicating that the Saudis expect to be able to bring a portion of the East-West pipeline back online in a matter of days, rather than weeks or even months."  Analyst and CEO of The Revacy Fund Zaheer Anwari cautioned in an analysis that Brent prices remain elevated, as "attacks on Saudi infrastructure and ongoing disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are straining an already fragile supply outlook." Source: Refinitiv            React  React          Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 8:30am Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 8:30am      US and Australia struggling to tame inflation (Alison Branley profile image)    A   By Alison Branley     It's clear both the US and Australian central banks are struggling to tame inflation. Moomoo Australia and New Zealand chief market strategist Tapas Strickland said  theFed’s revised position today highlighted an uncomfortable reality. "Central banks are struggling to tame stubborn secular inflation without risking economic momentum," he said. "The Fed lifted the target range to 3.75% to 4.00%, pointing to resilient household consumption, capital investment, and productivity. "Hawkish messaging saw markets lift their pricing of hikes even further, now pricing inthree more hikes by mid-2027."  Mr Strickland said bonds and commodities remain the primary flashpointsfor risk assets. "The US 10-year Treasury yield hovering near 5% leaves little margin for error across global credit and equity multiples. At the same time, Brent crude trading near US$106 per barrel continues to fan input-cost pressures, keeping headline inflation risks elevated amid persistent geopolitical tensions."            React  React          Key Event   Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 8:22am Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 8:22am      US dollar jumps, Aussie slides on Fed rate hike, raising pressure on RBA to lift rates locally (Michael Janda profile image)    M   By Michael Janda     The share market reaction to the Fed's unanimous decision to raise interest rates has been quite subdued. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.2% , the much broader benchmark S&P 500 eased just 0.4% and the tech heavy Nasdaq barely budged (-0.1%) , which defies usual patterns of rate rises hitting speculative tech stocks hardest. Maybe some of the big ones are no longer considered speculative? ASX SPI 200 futures are down 0.7% , pointing to a moderate reaction here as well. Currency and bond markets did move significantly, more in response to the Fed's post-meeting statement and a revised "dot plot", where Fed members give their forecasts for where rates will go. The latest dot plot suggests most expect to lift rates again this year. "USD [dollar] rose by 0.7% to near 100.3pts after the FOMC increased its Funds rate by 25bp to a range of 3.75% to 4.00% in a unanimous vote," notesCBA analyst Samara Hammoud . "The updated 'dot plot' signalled one further increase before year‑end , with the median forecast revised up to 4.1% from 3.8%."  The stronger US dollar saw a corresponding fall in the Australian dollar and rise in short-term US interest rates. "AUD/USD fell below 0.7080 alongside a stronger USD," writes Hammoud. "Two‑year US Treasury yields jumped by around 14bps [0.14 percentage points] to 4.74% following FOMC meeting, the highest level since July 2024, narrowing the AU‑US interest rate differential against AUD."  This narrowing interest rate differential and downward pressure on the Australian dollar is a bit inflationary for Australia, by making imports relatively more expensive and our exports a little more competitive. That will add some more pressure on the Reserve Bank to raise interest rates when it meets on September 28-29. Markets are currently pricing a 25-basis-point rate rise to 4.6% on September 29 as an 84% likelihood .           React  React          Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 8:13am Thu 17 Sep 2026 at 8:13am      How will Aussie markets react to US Federal rate hike? (Alison Branley profile image)    A   By Alison Branley     Moomoo Australia and New Zealand chief market strategist Tapas Strickland  is expecting local equities to "face a testing morning" "While the 25 basis point hike itself was priced in, the message accompanying it was not," he said. "Higher US benchmark borrowing costs inevitably transmit straight into Australian debt markets, tightening financial conditions, lifting bond yields, and testing local equity valuations."  He said "with banking and energy heavyweights on the back foot overseas, our local market must face the fact thathigh interest rates are here to stay."           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