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RBA rate call hangs on CPI: Big banks split as Australia inflation data looms

RBA rate call hangs on CPI: Big banks split as Australia inflation data looms

Australia’s interest-rate outlook narrowed sharply Tuesday, after Commonwealth Bank signaled underlying inflation could come in hotter than expected. The update revived the possibility of a rate hike from the Reserve Bank of Australia as soon as February. The inflation report set for Wednesday is the final key data before the RBA’s Feb. 2–3 meeting, arriving as household budgets are under pressure. Markets have swung sharply between “hold” and “hike” bets, with tiny shifts in inflation numbers tipping the scales.
27 January 2026
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ASX 200 hits 11-week high as banks rebound and tech rallies in Australia stock market

ASX 200 hits 11-week high as banks rebound and tech rallies in Australia stock market

Sydney, January 16, 2026, 21:56 AEDT — The market has closed. Australia’s top share index edged up Friday, boosted by gains in banks and tech stocks, while energy and materials took a hit. The S&P/ASX 200 finished 0.48% higher at 8,903.9, with the All Ordinaries rising 0.46%. Technology rallied 1.17%, and financials climbed 0.99%. Westpac jumped 1.8% to A$39.19, Macquarie gained 2.6% to A$211.86. Meanwhile, lithium players like Pilbara dropped 3.1%, dragged down by a roughly 9% fall in China’s benchmark lithium carbonate futures from settle to close.
16 January 2026
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ASX 200 closes higher after inflation cools; banks drag while Lynas jumps 14%

ASX 200 closes higher after inflation cools; banks drag while Lynas jumps 14%

Sydney, Jan 7, 2026, 21:56 AEDT — Market closed Australian shares ended slightly higher on Wednesday after a softer inflation print, as miners and rare-earth stocks outweighed a slide in banks. The S&P/ASX 200 added 12.8 points, or 0.15%, to 8,695.6, while the All Ordinaries rose 0.23% to 9,018.0. Lynas Rare Earths jumped 14.5%, but Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, ANZ and National Australia Bank fell 1.5% to 2.0%, and the benchmark clawed back only part of Tuesday’s 0.43% decline. Market Index+1
7 January 2026
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Westpac shares slide 2.2% as bank sell-off deepens ahead of Australia CPI test

Westpac shares slide 2.2% as bank sell-off deepens ahead of Australia CPI test

Sydney, January 6, 2026, 17:46 AEDT — After-hours Westpac Banking Corporation shares fell 2.2% to close at A$38.19 on Tuesday, extending a pullback across Australia’s big banks as investors positioned for an inflation reading due on Wednesday. The stock traded between A$37.90 and A$39.02, and about 4.0 million shares changed hands. FT Markets
6 January 2026
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  • Microsoft (MSFT) Stock: Analysts Stay Bullish as Azure, AI Drive Long-Term Target Despite Spending
    July 1, 2026, 3:19 AM EDT. Microsoft stock ended at $373.02 on June 30, 2026, slipping even as Azure cloud revenue jumped 39% and the company's annual AI run-rate hit $26 billion. Spending hit $37.5 billion, raising investor concerns, but analysts still see room to run. The average 12-month target is $561, pointing to a 50% upside. Some say the market is mispricing Microsoft as a hardware play, even though the core business is enterprise software and AI. Microsoft's 27% OpenAI stake is valued at $135 billion and adds to its AI story. Wall Street consensus calls for the stock to reach $470 in 2026, $545 in 2027, and $855 by 2030, showing faith that AI growth will offset near-term costs.
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