Macquarie share price: MQG heads into Australia Day pause with CPI and rate bets in focus
Macquarie Group Ltd closed at A$210.41, down 0.22% Friday, underperforming the S&P/ASX 200, which rose 0.13%. The ASX will be shut Monday for Australia Day, with trading set to resume Tuesday ahead of Wednesday’s key inflation data. The Australian dollar hovered near 68.47 U.S. cents late Friday. Investors are watching for CPI figures and a possible rate hike at the Reserve Bank’s Feb. 2–3 meeting.