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Woolworths unveils change set to disrupt grocery shopping habits
1+ hour, 52+ min ago (869+ words) Woolworths has become the first supermarket retailer in Australia to launch an AI shopping tool that can help customers create meal plans and act as a personal shopping assistant. Retailers, including Bunnings and Kmart, have rolled out AI tools in…...
New Zealand Shares Rise; Santana Volunteers Pause in New Zealand Gold Project Fast-Track Approvals Process to Provide Additional Information
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (90+ words) Yahoo Finance Australia Australia markets close in 10m New Zealand Shares Rise; Santana Volunteers Pause in New Zealand Gold Project Fast-Track Approvals Process to Provide Additional Information New Zealand shares closed higher on Thursday as investors reacted to oil prices reaching…...
Australian Unemployment Eases in May, In Line With Expectations
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (77+ words) Yahoo Finance Australia Australia markets close in 2h 32m Australian Unemployment Eases in May, In Line With Expectations Australia's unemployment rate ticked lower in May, in line with analyst forecasts, falling slightly from a post-pandemic high struck in April as the backlog…...
New Zealand Shares Rise; Sky City Entertainment Enters Nonbinding Heads of Agreement with South Australia Gambling Commissioner
1+ week, 2+ day ago (79+ words) Yahoo Finance Australia New Zealand Shares Rise; Sky City Entertainment Enters Nonbinding Heads of Agreement with South Australia Gambling Commissioner New Zealand shares rose on Friday as markets weighed in on the 14-point agreement between the US and Iran that…...
RBA interest rate decision live: Little relief for millions of Aussies despite board halting brutal streak
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1847+ words) Hello and welcome to Yahoo Finance's live coverage of today's interest rate decision from the Reserve Bank of Australia. As expected, the cash rate has been held at 4. 35 per cent after three consecutive hikes. While the decision will be of…...
Australia's Central Bank Pauses Tightening Cycle, Leaves Door Open for Further Rate Hikes
1+ week, 5+ day ago (81+ words) Yahoo Finance Australia Australia's Central Bank Pauses Tightening Cycle, Leaves Door Open for Further Rate Hikes Australia's central bank has paused its policy-tightening cycle amid a slowdown in consumer spending and continued uncertainty surrounding the economy, but warned that further…...
Falling house prices and Iran war resolution could see end to rate hiking cycle but risks abound
1+ week, 5+ day ago (554+ words) RBA Governor Michele Bullock has warned inflation remains too high for comfort after the Reserve Bank unanimously decided to keep rates on hold for the first time in 2026. The question now is whether it heralds the end of the hiking…...
RBA keeps interest rates on hold sparing Aussie homeowners another blow
1+ week, 5+ day ago (644+ words) Millions of Aussie mortgage holders will be breathing a sigh of relief after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) unanimously decided to keep the cash rate on hold at its June meeting today. The cash rate will remain unchanged at…...
What's necessary': RBA grim rate warning
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1128+ words) Cash-strapped mortgage holders have been given some welcome breathing room. In a widely expected move, the Reserve Bank monetary board voted unanimously to leave the cash rate at 4. 35 per cent at its June meeting as it weighed up a slowing…...
Big Four divided on RBA direction as one major bank warns of two more interest rate hikes
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (755+ words) Australia's major banks are divided on which direction interest rates will go next. Three of the Big Four banks think interest rate rises are now over and the next move will be down, but one is predicting mortgage holders could…...