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RBA offers more rates call insight before jobs data

RBA offers more rates call insight before jobs data3+ hour, 14+ min ago   (569+ words) February 15, 2026 12:00 | News The Reserve Bank will shine new light on why it decided to hike interest rates, while fresh data should offer insight into whether a further increase is on the cards. Minutes from the central bank's last meeting in…...

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Key RBA concern eases ahead of crucial inflation print

Key RBA concern eases ahead of crucial inflation print2+ week, 5+ day ago   (482+ words) Don't pay so you can read it. January 27, 2026 11:43 | News Australian firms are noticing an easing in a key business pressure, taking some steam out of calls for the Reserve Bank to hike interest rates. But while capacity utilisation cooled slightly…...

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Jobs data could put brakes on momentum for rates rise

Jobs data could put brakes on momentum for rates rise3+ week, 3+ day ago   (503+ words) Don't pay so you can read it. January 22, 2026 03:30 | News A softening jobs market "should flash a warning sign" at the Reserve Bank against hiking interest rates, as crucial unemployment and inflation data heave into view on the horizon. AMP chief…...

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US posts record $145b budget deficit for December

US posts record $145b budget deficit for December1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (527+ words) Don't pay so you can read it. January 14, 2026 07:42 | News The US government has posted a $US145 billion ($A217 billion) budget deficit for December, up 67 per cent "or $US58 billion ($A87 billion) from a year earlier due to record outlays that were inflated by calendar…...

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Consumer sentiment in focus as spending gathers steam

Consumer sentiment in focus as spending gathers steam1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (562+ words) Pay so everyone can. January 13, 2026 05:00 | News Australian households are ramping up spending despite diminishing hopes of rate cuts, setting a challenge for the Reserve Bank to bring inflation under control." Consumer sentiment figures, released by Westpac and the Melbourne Institute…...

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Asian shares mixed as gold and silver hit record highs

Asian shares mixed as gold and silver hit record highs1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (553+ words) Pay so everyone can. December 26, 2025 19:13 | News US futures have edged lower and Asian shares have traded mixed on Friday, with Tokyo's Nikkei 225 leading gains. The prices of gold and silver surged to records, extending their sharp gains for the year…...