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Aug 26 2026 | 00:11:58

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Show Notes

Today we got the Consumer Price Index (CPI) date from the ABS and they reported that in July 2026, it headline measure rose 3.5 per cent over the past 12 months, down from 3.8 per cent in the 12 months to June, which was hotter than many economists had expected. Trimmed mean annual inflation which strips out volatile price increases and is therefore the preferred measure of the Reserve Bank of Australia, remained steady at 3.6 per cent in the 12 months to July, unchanged from the 12 months to June 2026. Mind you, the government attempted to downplay the overshoot, […]

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