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It’s now two years since the RBA first started to raise interest rates, resulting in the biggest tightening cycle since the late 1980s. Rates have gone much higher and stayed high for much longer than I thought would be the case as Australian households proved more resilient than expected thanks to a combination of a boost to demand from reopening after ...
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Despite a rising price, Chinese gold demand remained robust in April. Strong investment demand more than made up for some weakness in the gold jewelry market. This continues a trend of gold moving from West to East. China ranks as the number one gold consumer in the world. The gold price was up about 5 percent in April in dollar terms. Gold charted a 3 ...