Australia inflation races to 32-year high, sounds rate alarm

Australia inflation races to 32-year high, sounds rate alarm

Australian inflation raced to a 32-year high last quarter as the cost of home building and gas surged, an alarming result that will stoke pressure for a return to more aggressive rate hikes by the country’s central bank. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday showed the consumer price index (CPI) jumped 1.8% … Read more