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Inflation leaps to 4% stoking fears of fifth interest rate hike before Christmas

The Guardian Australia
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EconomyJim ChalmersReserve Bank of AustraliaInflationPolitics

Inflation has jumped to 4% in the year to August, from 3.5%, as Jim Chalmers was again forced to defend Labor’s economic management amid fears the Reserve Bank will need.

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