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Thursday 1 August 2024

Interest rate hikes are off the table after inflation shows signs of slowing. 

And more, including:
The housing market splits into two, with the smaller capital cities soaring as most of the rest of the country sags
Rio Tinto kicks off reporting season with a bumper $9 billion half year profit
And about 600 jobs are at risk following the collapse of Rex

Plus don’t miss the latest episode of How Do They Afford That? - debt repayment strategies, from the debt snowball to the debt avalanche. Get the episode fromAPPLE,SPOTIFY, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Thursday 1 August 2024
Interest rate hikes are off the table after inflation shows signs of slowing. 
And more, including:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">The housing market splits into two, with the smaller capital cities soaring as most of the rest of the country sags</li>
<li aria-level="1">Rio Tinto kicks off reporting season with a bumper $9 billion half year profit</li>
<li aria-level="1">And about 600 jobs are at risk following the collapse of Rex</li>
</ul>
Plus don’t miss the latest episode of <a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/how-do-they-afford-that-sugar-mamma-canna-campbell/">How Do They Afford That?</a> - debt repayment strategies, from the debt snowball to the debt avalanche. Get the episode from<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/how-do-they-afford-that/id1644255235"> APPLE</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1EW5WRlRh7MovSBNkk6dG8?si=b2203ec2fa934a14"> SPOTIFY</a>, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Rate hikes unlikely after inflation slows, housing market splits, Rio’s bumper $9b profit

Yesterday's quarterly inflation data makes it very likely interest rates will remain on hold when the Reserve Bank board meets next week.

Gareth Aird, head of Australian economics at the Commonwealth Bank, explains to Sean Aylmer why he believes the next rate move will be down, and may still happen this year.

Yesterday's quarterly inflation data makes it very likely interest rates will remain on hold when the Reserve Bank board meets next week. Gareth Aird, head of Australian economics at the Commonwealth Bank, explains to Sean Aylmer why he believes the next rate move will be down, and may still happen this year.

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