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Dollar hits two-month lows as traders temper RBA rate rise bets (opens the original)
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The Australian dollar hit a two-month low as traders pared back the chance of further interest rate rises after Reserve Bank of Australia governor Michele Bullock appeared less hawkish on inflation than anticipated. The dollar fell to US69.88¢, a level last seen in late July, having shaved off 2.5 per cent this month. The rate-sensitive three-year government bond yield dropped 7 basis points to 4.97 per cent, while the 10-year rate lost 4 basis points to 5.38 per cent, away from a 15-year high o
Bond traders trip up over Bullock rhetoric as they bet on rates (opens the original)
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With the market in little doubt about the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision on Tuesday, traders are turning their attention to exactly how tough the central bank’s talk on inflation will be and whether it could show that growing expectations of another interest rate rise are misguided. Financial markets are fully priced for two rate rises and imply a strong chance of a follow-up move, which would take the cash rate above 5 per cent – the highest level since the 2008 global financial crisis. G
ASX to waver as more tough talk from RBA expected (opens the original)
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The Australian sharemarket is poised for a cautious start on Monday as investors prepare for a fourth interest rate rise this year, amid fears the central bank will keep warning that it will do whatever it takes to beat high inflation, with two more increases potentially on the horizon. Futures indicate the S&P/ASX 200 Index will open flat, or 3 points higher, after posting its fourth consecutive week of losses. The index has shaved off 4.5 per cent in September, putting it on course for its wor
Inflation panic sets in, pushing the ASX into a long September swoon (opens the original)
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The Australian sharemarket is on track for one of its biggest monthly drops in the past year as investors fret about the ongoing war in the Middle East, stubborn inflation, higher interest rates and rising bond yields. Australia’s benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index has already dropped more than 4 per cent in September. If sustained, it would be the worst month since March. Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.
ANZ, CBA join two big rivals in forecasting RBA rate rise next week (opens the original)
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Commonwealth Bank and ANZ have fallen into line with the country’s two other major lenders forecasting an interest rate rise as soon as next week, changing their position after officials at the Reserve Bank of Australia delivered a stark warning about the dangers of persistent inflation. RBA governor Michele Bullock told a parliamentary inquiry on Friday that the risks of inflation continuing to rise were “materialising”, and the board would have to decide whether the three interest rate increas
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