Economics
Australia Lower-Than-Forecast Inflation Eases Bets for Jumbo RBA Hike
- Investors had feared the worst as prices surged worldwide
- CPI is still highest since 2001, keeping pressure on RBA
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Traders abandoned bets on a super-sized Reserve Bank of Australia interest-rate increase at next week’s policy meeting after headline inflation came in slightly slower than expected.