Fixed-rate expiry large shock to household finances

The full impact of the RBA’s aggressive tightening cycle on household finances hasn’t been felt yet because one-third of all mortgages have fixed-rates. Around 60% of those will expire next year and the impact on household finances will be equivalent to three 25bp RBA rate hikes.

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