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5/4/202624 min
Today the Reserve Bank starts its deliberations about whether to hike interest rates once again.
Meanwhile NAB seems to have disappointed with its results, warning about the state of the economy.
And there’s a mixed report card from this week’s property auctions. So just how fragile is the property market right now?
Carrington Clarke and ABC Business Reporter Steph Chalmers break it all down on ABC Business Daily.
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First 90 secondsCarrington Clarke· Host0:00
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Carrington Clarke· Host0:34
The Reserve Bank is starting its deliberations today on whether to hike interest rates once again. The National Australia Bank seems to have disappointed with its results and warns about the state of the economy. Meanwhile, there's a mixed report card from this week's auctions. Just how fragile is the property market right now? Welcome to ABC Business Daily. [upbeat music] I'm Carrington Clark.
Steph Chalmers1:03
And I'm ABC Business reporter Steph Chalmers.
Carrington Clarke· Host1:06
Steph, happy RBA decision eve. Um, let's maybe start with this result from National Australia Bank. This is their half yearly result. It is one of Australia's most important companies. It obviously means a lot to people if they've got shares in the company, which almost everyone does through their superannuation anyway, but also about what it tells us about the state of the Australian economy right now. What did