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Hopes of a November rate cut have been dashed with the quarterly inflation data coming in higher than expected. Consumer prices rose at an annual pace of 3.2 per cent in September higher than economists' expectations and taking inflation well above the RBA’s target range. It's not welcome news for borrowers with the latest figures making it unlikely the reserve bank will cut rates next week.

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00:00The headline number increased largely as a result of the end of state energy rebates,
00:09but it is still much lower than its peak. The point that I would make about underlying
00:13inflation, both numbers are important, headline and underlying, but underlying inflation was
00:18at the top of the target band in the September quarter, and that means we have seen underlying
00:23inflation within the target band for multiple quarters.
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