QBE share price: ASX:QBE in focus as Australia Day shuts markets, CPI looms
QBE Insurance shares closed at A$19.61, down 1.8% before the Australia Day holiday shuttered local markets Monday. Investors await December CPI data on Jan. 28 and QBE’s full-year results on Feb. 20. Rate-hike odds rose to 57% after a strong jobs report last week. Financial stocks slipped 0.5% Friday as rate expectations shifted.