Spotlight: Why did the RBA raise rates again?

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On Tuesday (2 May), the central bank surprised many by announcing the cash rate would increase 25 bps to 3.85 per cent.<br /> <br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">But why did the central bank move to raise rates, rather than hold them for the second month in a row, as expected?<br /> <br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this Spotlight episode, host Annie Kane is joined by ifa edito</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">r Maja Garaca Djurdjevic</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"> to discuss:</span></p> <ul> <li><strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why the RBA chose to restart its rate-hiking cycle<br /></span></strong></li> <li>Concerns the rate hike could bring about a recession</li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Suggestions that more hikes are coming</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">And much more!</span></p>