A girl makes a phone call in front of an old sandstone building in Sydney's central business district on September 29, 2026. Australia's central bank raised the key interest rate to a 15-year high on September 29 to curb inflation, which the government blamed on the prolonged war in the Middle East. The Reserve Bank of Australia lifted its cash rate 25 basis points to 4.6 percent, it said, citing a broadening conflict in the Middle East and high global energy prices. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP via Getty Images)

A pedestrian is reflected in a stock price display at the Sydney Stock Exchange building on September 29, 2026. Australia's central bank raised the key interest rate to a 15-year high on September 29 to curb inflation, which the government blamed on the prolonged war in the Middle East. The Reserve Bank of Australia lifted its cash rate 25 basis points to 4.6 percent, it said, citing a broadening conflict in the Middle East and high global energy prices. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP via Getty Images)

A pedestrian is reflected in a stock price display at the Sydney Stock Exchange building on September 29, 2026. Australia's central bank raised the key interest rate to a 15-year high on September 29 to curb inflation, which the government blamed on the prolonged war in the Middle East. The Reserve Bank of Australia lifted its cash rate 25 basis points to 4.6 percent, it said, citing a broadening conflict in the Middle East and high global energy prices. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP via Getty Images)

A pedestrian is reflected in a stock price display at the Sydney Stock Exchange building on September 29, 2026. Australia's central bank raised the key interest rate to a 15-year high on September 29 to curb inflation, which the government blamed on the prolonged war in the Middle East. The Reserve Bank of Australia lifted its cash rate 25 basis points to 4.6 percent, it said, citing a broadening conflict in the Middle East and high global energy prices. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP via Getty Images)

A modern high-rise tower rises behind an older building in Sydney's central business district on September 29, 2026. Australia's central bank raised the key interest rate to a 15-year high on September 29 to curb inflation, which the government blamed on the prolonged war in the Middle East. The Reserve Bank of Australia lifted its cash rate 25 basis points to 4.6 percent, it said, citing a broadening conflict in the Middle East and high global energy prices. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Pedestrians walk past a Commonwealth Bank branch in Sydney's central business district on September 29, 2026. Australia's central bank raised the key interest rate to a 15-year high on September 29 to curb inflation, which the government blamed on the prolonged war in the Middle East. The Reserve Bank of Australia lifted its cash rate 25 basis points to 4.6 percent, it said, citing a broadening conflict in the Middle East and high global energy prices. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP via Getty Images)

A woman walks past a Westpac bank branch in Melbourne on September 28, 2026. Australia's central bank raised the key interest rate to a 15-year high on September 29 to curb inflation, which the government blamed on the prolonged war in the Middle East. The Reserve Bank of Australia lifted its cash rate 25 basis points to 4.6 percent, it said, citing a broadening conflict in the Middle East and high global energy prices. (Photo by Martin KEEP / AFP via Getty Images)

A person walks past a Commonwealth Bank branch in Melbourne on September 28, 2026. Australia's central bank raised the key interest rate to a 15-year high on September 29 to curb inflation, which the government blamed on the prolonged war in the Middle East. The Reserve Bank of Australia lifted its cash rate 25 basis points to 4.6 percent, it said, citing a broadening conflict in the Middle East and high global energy prices. (Photo by Martin KEEP / AFP via Getty Images)