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October 17, 2023

Afternoon update: ASX currently 0.58% higher as investors digest RBA comments

Australian shares initially rose in the morning but later retraced some of those gains due to hawkish comments in the Reserve Bank of Australia’s latest monetary policy minutes, which dampened market optimism. The central bank members discussed the possibility of increasing interest rates by 25 basis points but eventually chose to keep the rate unchanged […]

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Stocks of the Hour: Rincon Resources, Battery Minerals, St George Mining

Rincon Resources (ASX:RCR) announced that their exploration activities intersects a wide zone of quartz-sulphide mineralisation at their South Telfer Project, Paterson Range. A total of 3 holes have been completed so far, with a further 12 holes remaining. Shares are trading 5.56 per cent higher at 3.8 cents. Battery Minerals (ASX:BAT) has entered into a

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NZ inflation slows despite surging petrol prices

Despite a surge in petrol prices, New Zealand’s consumer price inflation sharply slowed in the September quarter, effectively dispelling market speculation about the central bank’s need to raise interest rates again. Expectations had suggested that higher fuel costs would drive consumer prices above the 6% annual rate recorded in the June quarter, possibly prompting the

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