Australia's central bank hikes rates to 18-year high in a split vote
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Covered by 4 outlets: The Star, The Edge Malaysia, www.marketscreener.com, Devdiscourse.
SYDNEY: Australia's central bank raised its cash rate to an 18-year high on Tuesday in its fifth hike of the year, though the vote was closer than many expected with three of the nine board members wanting to stay on hold.
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- EWA iShares MSCI Australia ETF+2.2% 30d
iShares MSCI Australia ETF holds stocks listed in Australia, which this story is about (“australia”).
- BWX SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF
SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Australia
- EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF-1.8% 10d
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Australia
- BHP BHP Group-6.7% 30d
BHP Group (metal mining) is one of the largest Australia-based companies traded in the US, so news about Australia (“australia”) reaches its shares.
- IREN Iren-35.6% 30d
Iren (finance services) is one of the largest Australia-based companies traded in the US, so news about Australia (“australia”) reaches its shares.
- MESO Mesoblast
Mesoblast (biological products, (no diagnostic substances)) is one of the largest Australia-based companies traded in the US, so news about Australia (“australia”) reaches its shares.
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Australia's central bank hikes rates to 18-year high in a split vote The Star
Source: The Star
Congressional trades in Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA) around 3 Nov 2026
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Companies mentioned with this story
- EWA Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf
For “Australia's central bank hikes rates to 18-year high in a split vote,” Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI Australia ETF holds stocks listed in Australia, which this story is about (“australia”)
- BWX Spdr Series Trust
For “Australia's central bank hikes rates to 18-year high in a split vote,” Spdr Series Trust (BWX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Australia
- EFA Ishares Tr
For “Australia's central bank hikes rates to 18-year high in a split vote,” Ishares Tr (EFA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Australia
- BHP BHP Group
BHP Group (BHP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “Australia's central bank hikes rates to 18-year high in a split vote.” Reason on file: BHP Group (metal mining) is one of the largest Australia-based companies traded in the US, so news about Australia (“australia”) reaches its shares
- IREN Iren Limited Ordinary Shares
For “Australia's central bank hikes rates to 18-year high in a split vote,” Iren Limited Ordinary Shares (IREN) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Iren (finance services) is one of the largest Australia-based companies traded in the US, so news about Australia (“australia”) reaches its shares
- MESO Mesoblast
Mesoblast (MESO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “Australia's central bank hikes rates to 18-year high in a split vote.” Reason on file: Mesoblast (biological products, (no diagnostic substances)) is one of the largest Australia-based companies traded in the US, so news about Australia (“australia”) reaches its shares
Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA)
On 3 Nov 2026, “Australia's central bank hikes rates to 18-year high in a split vote” is the story that connects Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA) to this story.
Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA) is on the page because iShares MSCI Australia ETF holds stocks listed in Australia, which this story is about (“australia”)
Also listed, Spdr Series Trust (BWX): SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Australia
Dates in the story, and the Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA) price range
EFA traded between 102.00 and 104.68 across 6 sessions. The latest close on file is 103.46. EWA traded between 27.76 and 29.31 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 29.12.
A simple score for Ishares Inc Msci Australia Etf (EWA)
77 out of 100
“Australia's central bank hikes rates to 18-year high in a split vote” scores 77 out of 100. The score uses 5 sources, and 6 linked companies.