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FED:Falling fuel prices bolster hopes for RBA rate reprieve

A softer-than-expected inflation result will give the Reserve Bank a little more space to leave interest rates on hold, but another hike is not off the cards yet.

Australia's annual headline inflation rate fell to 4.2 per cent in April, from 4.6 per cent the previous month, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The outcome was weaker than the 4.4 per cent rise forecasters had been expecting.

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