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Inflation News 3 January 2026 - 8 January 2026

CBA shares stop falling — but the next CPI print could jolt Commonwealth Bank stock

CBA shares stop falling — but the next CPI print could jolt Commonwealth Bank stock

Sydney, Jan 8, 2026, 16:50 AEDT — Market closed Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ASX: CBA) closed up a fraction on Thursday, ending 0.03% higher at A$153.27 after swinging between A$152.45 and A$153.76. Turnover was about 1.0 million shares, after a 1.68% drop in the prior session. Investing.com Why it matters now: CBA is a rates stock in a market that can’t settle on rates. A softer November inflation read cooled the immediate panic, but it did not kill the chance of another Reserve Bank of Australia move, and investors keep pushing the timing around. Reuters On Thursday, RBA Deputy Governor
8 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 Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed consumer prices rose 3.4% in the year to November, slowing from 3.8%
7 January 2026
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ANZ share price slides as sticky core inflation keeps RBA rate path in focus

ANZ share price slides as sticky core inflation keeps RBA rate path in focus

Sydney, Jan 7, 2026, 17:20 AEDT — Market closed ANZ Group Holdings Ltd (ANZ.AX) shares ended down 1.5% at A$35.43 on Wednesday, underperforming a firmer local market. The S&P/ASX 200 closed up 0.28%, while the financials sector fell 0.8%. The bank stock move followed an inflation update that kept the interest-rate outlook front and centre. Data showed consumer prices were flat in November, holding annual inflation at 3.4%, while the “trimmed mean” measure of underlying inflation — which strips out the largest price moves — cooled to 3.2%. Interest-rate futures still imply about a one-in-three chance the Reserve Bank of
7 January 2026
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CSL share price rebounds as inflation cools; ASX:CSL turns to February results and RBA call

CSL share price rebounds as inflation cools; ASX:CSL turns to February results and RBA call

SYDNEY, Jan 7, 2026, 16:56 (AEDT) — After-hours CSL Ltd (CSL.AX) shares closed up 1.0% at A$170.00 on Wednesday. The biotech heavyweight recovered some ground after sliding 2.4% in the prior session as Australian stocks steadied after a softer inflation reading. The stock traded between A$168.65 and A$170.52 and is down about 41% over the past year, hovering near its 52-week low of A$168.00. Investing.com Australia CSL’s move matters for the local market because the company is a major weight in the S&P/ASX 200 and a bellwether for Australia’s health care sector. With the share price pinned near its yearly
7 January 2026
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German stock market today: DAX clings to record highs as German inflation test nears

German stock market today: DAX clings to record highs as German inflation test nears

Frankfurt, Jan 6, 2026, 10:52 CET — Regular session Germany’s blue-chip DAX index was up about 0.1% at 24,887 points on Tuesday, holding close to record territory as European stocks steadied after a strong start to the year. German 10-year borrowing costs eased and gold edged higher, a backdrop that has helped keep risk appetite firm. Reuters The small gain followed a surge that pushed benchmarks deeper into uncharted territory, with investors leaning on a growth narrative for 2026 and hoping Germany’s fiscal stance will add support. Strategists at Goldman Sachs have flagged German fiscal stimulus as a key prop
6 January 2026
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ASX 200 drops on bank selloff as BlueScope jumps on $13.15 bln bid; inflation data next

ASX 200 drops on bank selloff as BlueScope jumps on $13.15 bln bid; inflation data next

Sydney, January 6, 2026, 20:58 AEDT — Market closed Australian shares logged their weakest session in three weeks on Tuesday as heavy losses in the big banks outweighed a rally in miners, leaving the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 down 0.52% at 8,682.8. Indo Premier+1 The near-term focus is inflation. The Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to publish its November monthly consumer price index (CPI) on Wednesday, January 7, with economists looking for the annual pace to ease to about 3.7% from 3.8%. ABC+1 That print matters because it feeds straight into expectations for the Reserve Bank of Australia’s next move. Markets have
6 January 2026
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Transurban Group Ltd stock slides after ASX close as inflation test nears — what to know

Transurban Group Ltd stock slides after ASX close as inflation test nears — what to know

Sydney, January 6, 2026, 18:50 AEDT — After-hours Transurban Group Ltd shares closed down 2.4% at A$13.70 on Tuesday, after touching an intraday low of A$13.63 and failing to hold above A$14.00, a level some short-term traders treat as a near-term line in the sand. The toll-road operator’s stapled securities — a share-and-trust unit that trade together as one line on the market — moved lower as investors positioned for Australia’s November consumer price data due on Wednesday, a release that can reset interest-rate expectations. ABC That matters because long-duration infrastructure stocks often react to shifts in bond yields, which
6 January 2026
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Wesfarmers shares slide as inflation data looms, putting ASX:WES back under A$80

Wesfarmers shares slide as inflation data looms, putting ASX:WES back under A$80

Sydney, Jan 6, 2026, 17:52 AEDT — Market closed Wesfarmers Ltd shares fell on Tuesday, last down 1.3% at A$79.78, as investors trimmed exposure to consumer-facing names ahead of an inflation report that could reset expectations for interest rates. Wesfarmers+1 The move matters because inflation and rates feed quickly into household budgets in Australia, where mortgage costs can swing with policy settings. For a retail-heavy group like Wesfarmers, that backdrop can shape near-term sales momentum and margin pressure across its big chains. Indo Premier Traders are also watching what the data implies for the Reserve Bank of Australia’s next step.
6 January 2026
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ANZ stock ends higher as Aussie banks start 2026 on front foot; CPI on Jan 7 looms

ANZ stock ends higher as Aussie banks start 2026 on front foot; CPI on Jan 7 looms

SYDNEY, Jan 4, 2026, 16:05 ET — Market closed ANZ Group Holdings Limited shares last closed up 0.2% at A$36.42 on Friday, tracking a bid for Australia’s big banks in thin holiday trading. The broader S&P/ASX 200 ended 0.2% higher, with turnover running at about 40% of the 30-day average.  StockAnalysis The move matters because bank stocks are tightly linked to the interest-rate outlook. Higher rates can lift a bank’s net interest margin — the gap between what it earns on loans and what it pays on deposits — but they can also raise the risk of loan losses if
4 January 2026
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B3 stock slips to R$13.43 as São Paulo’s exchange reopens; Copom and inflation in focus

B3 stock slips to R$13.43 as São Paulo’s exchange reopens; Copom and inflation in focus

NEW YORK, January 4, 2026, 09:35 ET — Market closed. Shares of exchange operator B3 (B3SA3) closed at 13.43 reais on Friday, down 3.3% from the Dec. 30 close. The move matters because B3 is a bellwether for Brazil’s capital-markets activity at the start of a new year, when investors reset positioning and liquidity normalizes after holidays. Part of Friday’s decline was mechanical. B3 traded ex-dividend — meaning new buyers will not receive the latest cash payout — and the last ex-dividend date was Jan. 2 with a cash amount of 0.3222 real per share, StockAnalysis.com data showed. The wider
4 January 2026
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U.S. attack on Venezuela: Gas prices, inflation and the U.S. economy

U.S. attack on Venezuela: Gas prices, inflation and the U.S. economy

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 12:38 ET U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that U.S. forces attacked Venezuela overnight and captured President Nicolas Maduro, in Washington’s most direct intervention in Latin America since the 1989 Panama invasion. The surprise operation has put the economic spotlight on oil, a key input for U.S. gasoline prices and inflation.  Reuters Oil prices matter for the U.S. economy because they feed into fuel bills for drivers and businesses, and can move inflation data watched by the Federal Reserve. Brent crude, the global benchmark, settled at $60.75 a barrel on Friday and U.S. West
3 January 2026
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Venezuela’s bolivar sinks as official dollar price jumps nearly 480% in a year

Venezuela’s bolivar sinks as official dollar price jumps nearly 480% in a year

NEW YORK, January 3, 2026, 06:05 ET Venezuela’s official cost of buying a U.S. dollar has risen nearly 480% over the past 12 months, highlighting a steep loss of value in the bolivar as U.S. pressure on the country’s oil trade tightens. The slide matters now because Venezuela relies on oil exports for hard currency and imports, and sanctions-related disruption can quickly show up in exchange rates and prices. It also deepens the split between the government’s official rate and the parallel market, an unofficial exchange rate set outside state controls. That gap drives prices for many everyday goods while
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Stock Market Today

Nebius (NBIS) stock jumps 16% into weekend as AI trade whipsaws; earnings next week in focus

Nebius (NBIS) stock jumps 16% into weekend as AI trade whipsaws; earnings next week in focus

7 February 2026
Nebius shares jumped 16.6% to $86.10 on Friday, rebounding from a 10.3% drop Thursday. The company will report fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results before the market opens on Feb. 12. U.S. jobs and inflation data are due next week after a delay from a government shutdown. Recent swings in Nebius stock followed volatility in AI-linked tech names after Alphabet’s spending update.
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