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Ricardo's Business: Inflation sends $A to record high

Yesterday on Ricardo's Business we foreshadowed the potential for the Australian dollar to hit a record on the back of today’s inflation numbers, and that’s exactly what happened.

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By Ricardo Gonçalves

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Yesterday on Ricardo's Business we foreshadowed the potential for the Australian dollar to hit a record on the back of today's inflation numbers, and that's exactly what happened.

The focus returns to potential interest rate rises given a blow-out in inflation.

But given Australia's two speed economy – where there's an obvious slowdown in retail, are rate rises warranted?

Currency traders certainly think so, with the Australian dollar surging to another post-float high against the greenback on the back of the CPI numbers.


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