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Australia Wonderers impressed

The one player fuelling the $148b bank bonanza


Published on 2024-12-07 22:20:46 - Sydney Morning Herald
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  • The surge in bank shares this year has been truly enormous. But if booming profits aren't driving the great bank share rally, what is?

The article from The Sydney Morning Herald discusses the significant financial performance of Australia's major banks, attributing much of their success to the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) decision to maintain high interest rates. The banks, including Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, NAB, and ANZ, are set to report a combined profit of approximately $148 billion for the year, largely due to the increased net interest margins from higher interest rates. The RBA's strategy to combat inflation by keeping rates high has inadvertently boosted bank profits, as they benefit from the wider gap between what they pay on deposits and what they earn from loans. This has led to a windfall for shareholders, with banks like Commonwealth Bank reporting record profits. However, this has also sparked public and political debate about the fairness of banks profiting from monetary policy decisions meant to control inflation, especially when many Australians are facing increased financial pressures due to these same high rates.

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