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Live: ASX 200 set to drop after breaking records, oil prices drop

24m agoTue 15 Oct 2024 at 8:43pmMarket snapshotASX 200 futures: -0.4% to 8,319 pointsAustralian dollar: -0.4% at 67 US centsS&P 500: -0.8% to...

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What is inflation? Economics explained

Inflation is one of the most important concepts in economics. It’s also one of the simplest. It’s just the average rate that prices are...

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RBA deputy governor defends private briefings with banks, says oil price isn’t a ‘top three risk’ right now

Andrew Hauser, the Reserve Bank's deputy governor, has defended the RBA's practice of holding private off-the-record briefings with Australia's private financial institutions.It follows...

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Chocolate prices to sharply rise in coming months, as ‘cocoa crisis’ hits chocolatiers

Sweet-toothed shoppers are being warned to expect a rise in chocolate prices heading into the new year due to an ongoing cocoa crisis.The...

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Supermarket ‘shrinkflation’ to be targeted through fairer, more comparable pricing rules

Ever noticed your favourite cereal, packet of chips or even cleaning spray looking a little smaller or feeling lighter in your hand?"Shrinkflation" is...

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