Spending data seals interest rate rise
Story date: 2007-10-31 08:33:00
Added on: 2007-10-31 22:00:21
News.com.au - ... STRONGER-than-expected jump in retail sales in September makes an interest rate rise next week even more of a certainty, economists said today. ... Bank of Australia (RBA) was likely to raise the official cash rates by ...
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