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The headline CPI (consumer price index) rose 1.2 percent this June quarter, sparking concern among economists that interest rates could soon head north.
As the official measure of Australian inflation – and a key indicator for dictating the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) decisions on setting interest rates – this quarter’s CPI hike does not bode well.
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