Surprise jobs report boosts chance of February rate rise

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SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Johnathan McMenamin from Barrenjoey and Adam Dawes from Shaw and Parnters as Australia's unemployment rate falls from 4.3% to 4.1% in December increasing the chance of an interest rate rise in a fortnight.

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Published 22 January 2026 6:37pm

Updated 22 January 2026 6:40pm

Presented by Ricardo Goncalves

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SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Johnathan McMenamin from Barrenjoey and Adam Dawes from Shaw and Parnters as Australia's unemployment rate falls from 4.3% to 4.1% in December increasing the chance of an interest rate rise in a fortnight.

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Surprise jobs report boosts chance of February rate rise

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SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Johnathan McMenamin from Barrenjoey and Adam Dawes from Shaw and Parnters as Australia's unemployment rate falls from 4.3% to 4.1% in December increasing the chance of an interest rate rise in a fortnight.

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SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with Johnathan McMenamin from Barrenjoey and Adam Dawes from Shaw and Parnters as Australia's unemployment rate falls from 4.3% to 4.1% in December increasing the chance of an interest rate rise in a fortnight.

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