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Terry McCrann: RBA earns a breather
RBA will not hike interest rates on Tuesday, even if data shows our economy is booming.
Strong data increases rate hike chance
RETAIL trade and building approvals figures "blitz expectations", making a rate hike "all but certain" before 2011.
RBA 'comfortable' with current rate levels
THE Reserve Bank left rates on hold in August saying the existing level was appropriate for the time being.
CBA tipped to move on interest rates
THE nation's biggest bank warns it could raise rates independently of the RBA after conceding its margins were struggling.
RBA outlook hints at interest rates pause
RBA sticks to forecasts for strong growth, but much depends on mining projects and private spending.
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