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Amber PlumDeputy Business Editor

Amber Plum has been Deputy Business Editor at The Australian since 2018, after joining the masthead in 2016. She was previously a European correspondent and deputy editor at Business Spectator.

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Markets

Stacks of Australian one dollar coins. Focus on front coin.

Dollar tops US77c at midday

Confidence in the Aussie has continued to firm in the wake of Chinese growth data.

Markets

FILE - In this March 13, 2008 file photo, gold coins and bars are shown at California Numismatic Investments in Inglewood, Calif. After years of losses, funds focused on gold and gold miners are up sharply in 2016 as investors snapped gold for protection from a turbulent stock market. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, file)

Gold slips from 3-week high

The yellow metal has fallen back as a strong greenback eats into gains.

Ese Erheriene

Markets

Aussie steps back from US77c

The local unit has pared gains in afternoon trade, as the market eyed oil prices.

Economics

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, who is also chair of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), gestures as he answers questions during a press conference in Tokyo on March 31, 2016. The FSB held a two-day plenary meeting ahead of the G20 summit meeting in Hangzhou in September. / AFP PHOTO / TORU YAMANAKA

UK inflation hits 15-mth high

Inflation has unexpectedly lifted to a new record, albeit well below the BoE’s target.

Economics

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (R) speaks during a press conference after his meeting with his Portugese counterpart Antonio Costa in Athens on April 11, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / ARIS MESSINIS

Greece breaks off bailout talks

Athens and its creditors have suspended talks until next week, after failing to make a breakthrough.

Markets

Aussie dollar extends gains

The local unit rose in afternoon trade, buoyed by NAB confidence figures.

Rachel Pannett

News

A supplied image obtained Friday, April 26, 2013 of a wheat crop. GrainCorp, a leader in the Australian agribusiness sector, said it reached a conditional agreement with US food giant Archer Daniels Midland on a take-over offer. (AAP Image/Supplied by GrainCorp) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Farmers steal markets from US

US agriculture groups are increasing pressure on Congress to stem the Australian advantage.

Peter Mitchell

Markets

Aussie tops US76c at midday

The local unit has soared in the wake of strong business conditions.

Business

Huawei’s massive cloud migration

The Chinese tech giant is emphatic about industry adoption of new base services with total cloud migration.

Chris Griffith

News

Telstra raises €750m in bonds

Proceeds from the notes will be used for general corporate purposes.

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