• NAB Chief Economist Sally Auld told a Fear & Greed Q&A podcast segment a 25-basis-point RBA rate hike was widely expected.
• Businesses faced intensifying cost pressures, with thin margins limiting options beyond passing costs through to customers.
• NAB expected a strong monthly inflation reading on Wednesday, with “ugly” August inflation numbers flagged.

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