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Australia's August unemployment rate remained steady at 3.7% as 64,900 jobs were created. SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Barrenjoey Senior Economist Johnathon McMenamin for more plus find out why Chris Weston from Pepperstone is increasingly talking to his clients about the direction of energy prices.

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