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The Latest Breaking News from Inflation

On interest rates, once again Labor is in a half-negotiation, half-cage fight with the Greens

Australia’s curious mix of moderating inflation, weak growth but strong employment means we should prepare for more differences of opinion

The Guardian - AU

Reserve Bank to hold the line despite US Fed cut

The Reserve Bank is unlikely to give interest rate relief to borrowers at the September meeting as Australia's inflation rate still has fight left in it.

AAP

'Welcome progress' on inflation to come: Treasurer

Jim Chalmers says while inflation levels are set to drop when figures are released on Wednesday, it remains unclear if it will get back to RBA targets.

AAP

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The Wall Street economist who nailed the Fed's 'joyous' rate cut sees the same thing again

"In other contexts, a larger move may convey greater concern about growth, but Powell repeatedly stressed this was basically a joyous cut as ebbing inflation allows the Fed to act to preserve a strong labor market."

Fortune

A rise in fuel duty needn’t be a car crash for Rachel Reeves

With petrol prices and inflation both low, motorists can absorb a reversing of Sunak’s 5p cut – and it could even boost electric car sales

The Guardian - UK

Rate cut delay bolsters case for experts on RBA board

The RBA's gradualist approach to tackling inflation has left it lagging the world on rate cuts and should make it reconsider its strategy, economists say.

AAP

Social Security Checks In Nine States To Drop Starting This Month

The new tax will be adjusted when Social Security recipients in some states file their federal income tax returns.

International Business Times

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Social Security Checks In Nine States To Drop By Up To $200 Starting September Due To Tax Hike

The new tax will be adjusted when Social Security recipients in these states file their federal income tax returns. However, some states are working to extend exemptions to qualifying seniors.

International Business Times UK

UK Economic Data Delivers Fresh Blow To New Govt

UK state debt is as big as the country's economic output for the first time since the 1960s, data showed Friday, as the new government warns of tough fiscal decisions before its maiden budget.

International Business Times

Japan Inflation Firms To 2.8% Ahead Of BoJ Rate Decision

Japanese inflation rose slightly in August, with prices up 2.8 percent year-on-year, official data showed Friday, hours before the Bank of Japan was widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged.

International Business Times

Watch: Biden delivers verdict on interest rates after Fed cut

Watch as Joe Biden delivered remarks at the Economic Club of Washington in DC on Thursday, 19 September, after the Federal Reserve broke a four-year run and cut its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point to 4.75-5.0 percent.

The Independent UK

Biden makes ‘declaration of progress’ on economy after Fed cuts interest rates

Interest rates going down ‘will provide relief by making things more affordable’

The Independent UK

How a doubling of sentence lengths helped pack England’s prisons to the rafters

Around 1,750 prisoners in England and Wales were recently released early, the first part of the government’s plan to solve the prison overcrowding crisis.

The Conversation

US Fed Rate Cut Is 'Very Positive Sign' For Economy: Yellen

The US central bank's decision to slash interest rates this week is a "very positive sign" for where the world's biggest economy stands, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday.

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Evening Standard

OPINION - The one metric where the UK economy beats the US

Money versus job satisfaction. It is the perennial professional quandary, but there may in fact be one exception: central banking. Jerome Powell, chair of the US Federal Reserve, earns $190,000 per year for the privilege of overseeing the greatest economy the world has ever seen. I'm not saying the job…

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The Cutting Edge

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International Business Times

Bank Of England Freezes Rate After Jumbo US Cut

The Bank of England on Thursday kept its key interest rate at 5.0 percent, deciding against consecutive cuts one day after a bumper reduction from the US Federal Reserve.

The Guardian - UK

Why is the Bank of England being cautious in delaying rate cuts?

While the UK is far from overheating, the MPC still sees inflationary dynamics within the economy

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Evening Standard

Bank of England leaves interest rates unchanged at 5%

The next reduction in the cost of borrowing is now expected in November

The Guardian - UK

Interest rates ‘on path down’ despite hold at 5%, Bank of England chief says

Bank voted on Thursday not to change borrowing costs – but Andrew Bailey says cuts likely to resume

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: US rate cut puts pressure on RBA - and things could get heated

Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock might need her flak jacket when she fronts the media next Tuesday after the bank’s two-day board meeting.

Top News

Bank Of England Expected To Keep Interest Rates Unchanged

Bank of England likely to maintain interest rates amid UK inflation concerns. US Federal Reserve cuts rates.

The Independent UK

Bank of England widely expected to hold interest rates despite big US Fed cut

The Bank of England is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged later Thursday despite a big cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve, its first since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic more than four years ago

The Conversation

Unemployment of 4.2% is a sign of RBA success, but it might not last. Here’s why

Today’s news that an extra 47,500 Australians found work in August while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.2% is a sign of success for both the government and Reserve Bank.

International Business Times

US Fed Makes Aggressive Rate Cut, Weeks Before Election

The US Federal Reserve cut its key lending rate by half a percentage-point Wednesday in its first reduction for more than four years, sharply lowering borrowing costs shortly before November's presidential election.

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