{"id":212086,"date":"2026-03-18T10:59:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T10:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/?p=212086"},"modified":"2026-03-18T11:03:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:03:22","slug":"are-cutting-cycles-over-aussie-bank-was-expected-to-hike-march-16-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.eu\/campus\/traders-insight\/are-cutting-cycles-over-aussie-bank-was-expected-to-hike-march-16-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Cutting Cycles Over? Aussie Bank Was Expected To Hike: March 16, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With investors around the world contemplating how the recent surge in energy costs will affect monetary policy decisions by central banks, Australia\u2019s policymakers on Monday were expected to hike for the second consecutive time during a meeting on the subsequent day. Indeed, participants in the Interactive Brokers prediction market priced a 74% chance that Sydney would raise its key interest rate by another 25 basis points. Subdued unemployment, ongoing job growth and inflation at 3.8% were believed to be motivating the restriction in financial conditions. And while fixed-income observers in the US still expect a cut from the Federal Reserve this year, rumors have it that policymakers in London and Frankfurt are apparently getting ready to potentially lift their benchmarks in response to the jump in crude oil prices, which especially hurts UK and EU nations dependent on imports of energy commodities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"120\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/image-41-1100x120.png\" alt=\"Forecast contract - Will the Reserve bank of Australia raise the rate 25 bps at the March 17, 2026 meeting?\" class=\"wp-image-212087 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/image-41-1100x120.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/image-41-700x76.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/image-41-300x33.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/image-41-768x83.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/image-41-1536x167.png 1536w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/image-41.png 1573w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/120;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>US Gasoline to Surge<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking of climbing energy costs, participants think that the average US gasoline price will exceed a weekly average of $3.80 near the end of the month with a <a href=\"https:\/\/forecasttrader.interactivebrokers.ie\/eventtrader\/#\/market-details?id=751047545%7C20260331%7C3.8%7CMarch%2030,%202026%7Cexchange%3DFORECASTX\">65%<\/a> degree of confidence. Charges were at $3.50 as of the week ended March 9 and the level of $3.80 hasn\u2019t been breached in two-and-a-half years, since September 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"112\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/image-45-1100x112.png\" alt=\"Forecast contract -Will US Gasoline prices exceed $3.8 for the week ending March 30, 2026?\" class=\"wp-image-212088 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/image-45-1100x112.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/image-45-700x71.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/image-45-300x30.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/image-45-768x78.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/image-45-1536x156.png 1536w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/image-45.png 1578w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/112;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Source for images: ForecastEx<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note: Prices are highest bids as of the morning of March 16, 2026. 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