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business reporter Kate Ainsworth

Reserve Bank hikes cash rate to 3.85 per cent, ASX hits three-week low, Qantas appoints new CEO to replace Alan Joyce

The Reserve Bank of Australia has shocked financial markets and borrowers by lifting the cash rate target by 0.25 percentage points to 3.85 per cent.

It comes as Qantas has announced Vanessa Hudson as its new chief executive, to replace Alan Joyce when he leaves the airline at the end of the year.

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