Interest rates hold steady, and the Williams sisters serve up their return
6/16/202610 min
Wednesday, 17 June: Interest rates hold steady; The UK follows in our social media footsteps; Digging into our news trends; And the Williams sisters serve up their return... SPONSORED: You can find out more and help the lifesaving work of MSF at msf.org.au You can read the 2026 Digital News Report in full here, or some coverage of what's in it here. Hosted by Alice Dempster and Anna Pykett Researched by Anna Pykett, Alice Dempster, Larissa Huntington and Sophie Felice Get The Squiz Today newsletter in your inbox each weekday morning (links to today’s stories, plus a dose of quirky news). Other things we do: Squiz Kids - a news podcast for curious kids. Age-appropriate news without the nasties! Newshounds, by Squiz Kids - a free media literacy program designed to teach primary-school students how to recognise misinformation and disinformation when they come across it. Check out News Club - the place for conversations about the news. Sign up for the Saturday Squiz newsletter here - it's the news, weekend style.
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First 90 secondsAnna Pykett· Host0:00
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Alice Dempster· Host0:04
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Anna Pykett· Host0:26
And I'm Anna Picott.
Alice Dempster· Host0:28
It's Wednesday the 17th of June. In your Squiz today, interest rates hold steady, the UK follows in our social media footsteps, digging into our news trends, and the Williams sisters make their return. This is your Squiz today. If you're a mortgage holder, you might have been breathing a sigh of relief yesterday after the Reserve Bank decided to leave interest rates on hold at 4.35%. It's a bit of a reprieve after three interest rate rises since December. Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock says they've slowed down the economy as they're meant to, but she hasn't ruled out more hikes down the track.
Anna Pykett· Host1:07
She was pretty insistent about that. When I was watching her press conference yesterday, she said she wants to be very clear that inflation remains too high. But still the Reserve Bank's board voted unanimously to keep rates steady. The thinking behind that is that they'll let a little more time lapse so they can see what effect the past rises are having on household spending. The Reserve Bank says there are signs