ASX hits record as jobless rate rises to 4.5%

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SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Chris Brycki from Stockspot while Stephanie Youseff talks with Alex Joiner from IFM Investors about the rise in the unemployment rate to a near four year high, what it means for interest rates and why the sharemarket hit a record as a result.

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