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Inflation

International

Australia’s Q3 core inflation jumps in major roadblock for rate cuts

The expected award of 3 per cent is below the most recent reading of headline inflation which stood at 3.8 per cent in September.
International

Wary UK employers set to hold pay awards at 3%, Brightmine says

RBA officials currently assess policy as “marginally tight” and Bullock is expected to shed more light on the outlook during a fireside chat in Sydney this evening.
International

RBA braces for policy test as disinflation fades, jobs at risk

The increase in Japan's core consumer price index, which excludes volatile fresh food but includes fuel costs, matched a median market forecast and accelerated from a 2.7 per cent rise in August.
International

Japan‘s core inflation accelerates in September, stays above BOJ target

The BOE expects British consumer price inflation to gradually weaken, but only hit its 2 per cent target in the April-to-June period of 2027.
International

UK inflation unexpectedly holds at 3.8% in September

Bank of America Merrill Lynch sees gold reach US$5,000 per ounce by next year. The rationale is brutally simple – investment demand.
Wealth & Investing

Gold’s ‘semi-rational’ run gives Wall Street vertigo

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neil Kashkari supported the Fed’s quarter-point interest-rate cut in September and feels two more such cuts will be warranted by the end of the year.
Banking & Finance

Fed’s Kashkari: Economy may not be slowing as much as we think

India’s economy expanded 7.8% in the three months to June, the quickest pace in over a year, but analysts expect the 50% US tariffs to weigh on annual growth.
International

India’s inflation below RBI’s target, boosts rate cut bets

Japan's heavy reliance on fuel imports may prevent wholesale inflation from slowing much, as rising fuel prices push up electricity and gas bills with a lag of several months.
International

Japan's wholesale inflation holds steady, yen falls add pressure on BOJ

The latest number would help the central bank to continue cutting its key interest rate for the rest of the year.
ASEAN Business

Philippine rate cut unlikely this week despite tame inflation

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