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The Australian dollar’s exchange rate is affected by things like commodity prices, relative interest rates and relative inflation.

The Aussie dollar has hit a five-year low. Here’s what it means for you

Why is the Australian dollar weakening, what does it mean for inflation, and how does it affect the government as it heads towards an election?

  • Millie Muroi

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Donald Trump is driving interest rates up around the globe

Fears that the president-elect’s “America First” agenda will rekindle inflation and unleash economic damage have rattled bond markets and driven the US dollar sharply higher.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Returning from a week-long tour of Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia, the prime minister has asked voters not to risk a “divisive” Coalition under Dutton.

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Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock said in December the board was increasingly confident inflation was returning towards target.

Pre-election interest rate cut on the cards despite inflation uptick

Monthly inflation edged higher ahead of the Reserve Bank’s first interest rate decision for the year, but the key measure of underlying inflation dropped.

  • Millie Muroi
Illustration: Matt Davidson

Wages slowdown and struggling economy give RBA room to move

Minutes of the Reserve Bank’s most recent meeting suggest inflation pressures are easing faster than expected, in good news for borrowers and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

  • Shane Wright
People feeling the pinch are resorting to eating basic meals at home and dining out less.

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While we complain about “the cost of living”, the mugs who elected Donald Trump again were on about “inflation”. Aren’t they the same thing? Maybe, maybe not.

  • Ross Gittins
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Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ mid-year budget update on Wednesday predicts Australia falling into deficit for years to come.

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  • Millie Muroi
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Surprise 3.9 per cent unemployment rate erodes rate cut chance

Anthony Albanese is hoping for interest rate cuts before the 2025 election. But a strong jobs market makes a rate cut decision tougher for the RBA.

  • Shane Wright and Millie Muroi

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