Australian behemoth Commonwealth Bank has yielded to stronger-than-expected economic data, pushing back its forecasts for the first Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) rate cut to December 2024.

Macquarie Bank hiked its ultra-competitive fixed rate this week, as a swathe of lenders took a knife to variable rate offerings.

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