# Oil falls further, RBA holds Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/nab-morning-call-427359/oil-falls-further-rba-holds Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/nab-morning-call-427359/oil-falls-further-rba-holds.md Podcast: [NAB Morning Call](https://stenobird.com/podcast/nab-morning-call-427359) Published: 2026-06-16T20:23:50+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/morningcall/episodes/oil-falls-further-rba-holds Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/631a89913c2be9001415dc41/e/6a31b0d7c26a46aaa57ff189/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/nab-morning-call-427359/episodes/oil-falls-further-rba-holds Duration seconds: 1128 ## Resource Wednesday 17th June 2026 NAB Markets Research Disclaimer   Financial Services Guide | Information on our services - NAB A unanimous, universally expected pause by the RBA yesterday, with Michelle Bullock refusing to rule out future interest rate hikes if inflation remains sticky. Taylor Nugent says NAB's view remains firm that the data flow won't give them the final push needed to squeeze out another increase. Inflationary pressures globally could be about to ease as crude oil prices collapse below $80 a barrel as optimism solidifies around the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. The Bank of Japan hoisted its benchmark rate to 1% in an attempt to salvage a battered yen, while over in Washington, the Federal Reserve prepares for Kevin Warsh's debut meeting as chair, where he is widely expected to forego his anticipated dovish approach, faced with the inflationary pressures.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/nab-morning-call-427359/episodes/oil-falls-further-rba-holds/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/nab-morning-call-427359/oil-falls-further-rba-holds.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.