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US producer prices post largest gain in 4-1/2 years; expensive gasoline boosts retail sales

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Accelerating US inflation fuels hawkish Fed expectations

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U.S. crude oil near $98 as Iran steps up attacks in Strait of Hormuz

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Australia’s Higher Unemployment Prompts Paring of Rate Bets

Eamonn SheridanAnalysisinvestingLiveOct 14 at 7:06 PM PDT

AUD lower: Australian jobs fall 39,300 in September, unemployment at five-year high of 4.7%

The report shifts the RBA debate from when the next hike comes to whether it comes at all, with a pause now looking the likelier near-term outcome. That leaves the Australian dollar out of step with the wider market. While gold and major currencies have risen against the US dollar on lower Treasury yields, the Aussie has stayed near its post-data lows, as a narrowing rate outlook at home offsets the broader dollar weakness. Further AUD underperformance is likely on crosses such as AUD/NZD and AUD/JPY if markets keep paring RBA hike bets. The noisy nature of the data means the next release, and the RBA’s revised forecasts in November, will carry extra weight. -- Australia’s jobs market blinked in September, and with it went most of the market’s appetite for a November RBA hike. Summary: Employment fell 39,300 in September against expectations of a 20,000 rise. August was revised down to 2

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