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‘Distinction the new credit’: Grade inflation puts uni integrity at risk: An investigation into grade inflation by Sydney University found a 234 per cent ...
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‘Distinction the new credit’: Grade inflation puts uni integrity at risk
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Taylor Swift gave retail a boost, showing up the rest of the economy: Not even a blast of spending from Swifties in the nation’s two largest states was enough to ...
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Taylor Swift gave retail a boost, showing up the rest of the economy
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Yen hits 34-yr low ahead of key US inflation data: The yen dropped to its lowest level since 1990 on Wednesday before rebounding slightly after Japan's top ...
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Yen hits 34-yr low ahead of key US inflation data
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Fiscal holes as a political weapon: Are fiscal holes a real issue, or an easy headline?
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Fiscal holes as a political weapon
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Australia survives sold out Taylor Swift shows without spike in inflation: Australia survived sold out Taylor Swift concerts in Sydney and Melbourne without a ...
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Australia survives sold out Taylor Swift shows without spike in inflation
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#BREAKING : The RBA has left the cash rate on hold at 4.35 per cent, as the nation’s economy enters a holding pattern of easing inflation and strong employment ... Show more
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Inflation expected to head in the wrong direction as the prices of services come into view
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Inflation expected to head in the wrong direction as the prices of ...
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Reserve Bank holds interest rates steady: The Reserve Bank has kept the cash rate at 4.35 per cent as inflation continues to ease and economic growth all but ...
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Reserve Bank holds interest rates steady
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RBA warns borrowers are in for a tough year. But there’s some relief in sight: The Reserve Bank says one-in-20 borrowers are in negative cash flow ...
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RBA warns borrowers are in for a tough year. But there’s some relief in ...
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Handbrake on consumer spending means long tail for retail recession: As shoppers curbed their Christmas spending, accounting firm KPMG has lowered its forecast ...
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Handbrake on consumer spending means long tail for retail recession
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Six tips to help manage your cash in a cost of living crisis: Inflation may no longer trending upwards, but cost of living issues are still taking a toll across ...
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Six tips to help manage your cash in a cost of living crisis
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Minimum wage earners will be almost a dollar an hour better off as the Federal Government makes a submission to raise the rate in line with inflation ... Show more
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The annual rate of inflation has remained steady at 3.4 per cent for the third time in a row, prompting anticipation of a drop in the RBA's next rates decision ... Show more
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Can Australia pull off the once-impossible with jobs and inflation?: Despite the brutal round of interest rate hikes, people are still holding onto their jobs — ...
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Can Australia pull off the once-impossible with jobs and inflation?
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RBA leaves door open to interest rate cuts and rises as unemployment risks rise: The RBA appears to have learnt from past mistakes by opening up its interest ...
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RBA leaves door open to interest rate cuts and rises as unemployment risks ...
Quick Glance: RBA's Stance on Interest Rates Amid Rising Unemployment Risks
  • The Reserve Bank considers both interest rate cuts and rises as unemployment risks increase.

  • Contrary to expectations, the US Federal Reserve is not likely to cut rates, shifting focus to Australian rate cuts.

  • Economic performance and job data are crucial factors influencing future monetary policy decisions.

  • Investors and policymakers are adjusting strategies in anticipation of potential rate cuts and economic slowdown.
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Reserve Bank tipped to hold interest rate but economists split on when cuts will start
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Reserve Bank tipped to hold interest rate but economists split on when ...
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Not even Taylor Swift could drive up Australian inflation: There's no bad blood between the pop superstar and the Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Not even Taylor Swift could drive up Australian inflation
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Japan had its toughest warning yet for traders on its willingness to intervene in currency markets after the yen slid to its weakest level in about 34 years ... Show more
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Eco Week Ahead: US Inflation Gauge Seen Bolstering Fed Patience: The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of underlying US inflation probably remained ...
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Eco Week Ahead: US Inflation Gauge Seen Bolstering Fed Patience
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Markets Report: A look forward to the week ahead: Investors will this week delve into additional indicators shedding light on the inflation trajectory for major ...
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Markets Report: A look forward to the week ahead
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Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P Live Updates for March 22: The rally in stocks took a breather Friday, with the market still heading toward its best week in 2024 ...
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Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P Live Updates for March 22
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Where Sunderland finished in 14 UK league tables, including on wages, jobs, poverty and air quality
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Where Sunderland finished in 14 UK league tables, including on wages, jobs ...
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'Anger' at Screwfix Trentham Lakes as firm rejects 10% pay rise demand: Logistics firm Wincanton has had counter pay offers of 3% and 3.75% rejected
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'Anger' at Screwfix Trentham Lakes as firm rejects 10% pay rise demand
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Australia's central bank holds rates, waters down tightening bias: Australia's central bank held interest rates steady on Tuesday and watered down its tightening ...
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Australia's central bank holds rates, waters down tightening bias
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Donald Trump’s fate could depend on this data: As the November elections loom larger, each set of economic numbers is becoming more important.
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Donald Trump’s fate could depend on this data
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RBA will decide how long the economy’s slump lasts: When the Reserve Bank stuffs up, it doesn’t pay the price, but the elected government does.
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RBA will decide how long the economy’s slump lasts
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Young people flock to buy now, pay later for daily essentials: What began as way to buy luxury shoes and concert tickets is becoming an ordinary tool that Gen Z ...
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Young people flock to buy now, pay later for daily essentials
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How Australia’s economy is faring – in five charts: In the midst of a cost-of-living crisis, the national accounts give us an insight into the performance of the ...
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How Australia’s economy is faring – in five charts
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When’s the next election? The PM’s upbringing might give us a clue: There is a clear analogue to one of Albanese’s traits as PM: his careful attention to ...
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When’s the next election? The PM’s upbringing might give us a clue
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Yen gains as speculation of imminent BOJ pivot grows; dollar eases: The yen hit a one-month high against the dollar on Thursday on growing speculation that the ...
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Yen gains as speculation of imminent BOJ pivot grows; dollar eases
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Coles accused of gouging shoppers as they struggle to put food on the table: Accusations of price gouging have again been levelled at Coles after the supermarket ...
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Coles accused of gouging shoppers as they struggle to put food on the ...
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Australians are willing to shop around – and Coles is taking note: The supermarket giant intends to prove it provides good value for money and keep shoppers as ...
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Australians are willing to shop around – and Coles is taking note
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The tactics Coles and Woolworths use to maintain their power over Australia's grocery market
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The tactics Coles and Woolworths use to maintain their power over ...
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Did the Reserve Bank hit the brakes too hard? Why Australia's economy is heading into reverse
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Did the Reserve Bank hit the brakes too hard? Why Australia's economy is ...
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A win’s a win … but the economy is only just getting over the line: Football cliches were everywhere in analysts’ verdicts on the latest national accounts ...
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A win’s a win … but the economy is only just getting over the line
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Independent economist Christ Richardson says the Reserve Bank's November rate hike "probably was a mistake" and inflation continues to fall faster ... Show more
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Asia-Pacific countries are trying to beat inflation and cost-of-living pressures — but are they winning the fight?
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Asia-Pacific countries are trying to beat inflation and cost-of-living ...
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Shrinking inflation gives RBA chance to cut rates mid-year: The leap year might deliver enough extra activity to prevent the economy from contracting through ...
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Shrinking inflation gives RBA chance to cut rates mid-year
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Rates, inflation and tax combination hitting economy hard: The Australian economy may have contracted through the final three months of last year as taxes ...
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Rates, inflation and tax combination hitting economy hard
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Australia's economy grew 0.2 per cent over the final three months of 2023 - a modest rise in line with analyst expectations ... Show more
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Rio (RIO LN) to Buy Electricity From Andrew Forrest-Owned Windlab: Rio Tinto Group struck Australia’s largest pact for the supply of renewable energy as it aims ...
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Rio (RIO LN) to Buy Electricity From Andrew Forrest-Owned Windlab
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Australia's Jan inflation holds at two-year low, eyes on Feb release: Australian consumer price inflation held at a two-year low in January despite forecasts for ...
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Australia's Jan inflation holds at two-year low, eyes on Feb release
Quick Glance: Inflation Drops: Impact on Your Money
  • Germany's inflation hits lowest level since June 2021, affecting consumers.

  • Rising prices have burdened private consumption and the German economy.

  • Experts predict further inflation decrease, yet caution prevails.

  • CO2 price hikes and VAT rate changes impact inflation factors, as food prices rise.
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New data has revealed the cost of driving a family car is rising three times faster than the rate of inflation. Professor Jago Dodson says the rise puts ... Show more
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Asian shares lose ground as US inflation data awaits; kiwi slides: Asian stocks eased on Wednesday in cautious trading ahead of a U.S. inflation reading this ...
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Asian shares lose ground as US inflation data awaits; kiwi slides
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Australia 4Q current account surplus surges: Australia’s current account surplus rose sharply in the December quarter as iron ore and coal exports surged ...
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Australia 4Q current account surplus surges
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Stocks stride past US inflation to milestone highs - Markets - The Jakarta ...
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The RBA did no independent modelling on the inflationary impact of stage 3 tax cuts
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The RBA did no independent modelling on the inflationary impact of stage 3 ...
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Let’s stop using interest rates to throttle people with mortgages: One day, the politicians who carry the can politically for inflation miscalculations will ...
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Let’s stop using interest rates to throttle people with mortgages
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Slowing business activity means Aussies will find it harder to land a job in coming months
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Slowing business activity means Aussies will find it harder to land a job ...