Westpac: house prices to fall 11pc; RBA rate hike imminent; election day for Trump

Tuesday 3 November 2026

Westpac predicts house prices will fall 11pc after announcing a $6.8 billion profit.

• This afternoon, the Reserve Bank is set to lift interest rates for the fifth time this year
• A large American group wants to buy the owner of Rip Curl and Kathmandu
• AI triggers a surge in cyber-attacks
• The US goes to the polls tonight, with tipsters predicting big losses for Donald Trump’s Republican Party

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