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The action your business should take in response to increasing interest rates depends on whether you have cash or debt.

The RBA, in a nod to homeowners concerned about continual rate hikes, said it expected inflation to climb just a bit more before declining back towards its target next year.

While some market economists are forecasting a 40 basis point increase, most are expecting a 0.25% increase to the cash rate from the Reserve Bank tomorrow.

"What we’re not hearing enough of is what our politicians will do to manage the impact of inflation and interest rates on small business owners," writes COSBOA CEO Alexi Boyd.

The message has come loud and clear that more rate hikes are coming, and history says the banks will raise rates at a faster rate than the Reserve Bank to cover wholesale funding costs. 

Low inflation has prompted a reset of the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate stance. Will we see a rate cut in 2019?

The Reserve Bank of Australia is tipped to raise the official interest rate to 4.5% today, after recent manufacturing, inflation and house p…