Whetton

It wouldn't take too many weeks of high oil prices to suck away most of the hoped‑for improvement," Mr Whetton told the bank's clients.

Martin Whetton, head of bond and rates strategy at the Commonwealth Bank, said a prolonged rise in oil prices - and by extension petrol prices - would be negative for household budgets.

Umpire Alex Whetton was left in a bad way after this collision with Dockers forward Lachie Schultz.