Greenback rallies on US rate bets
The US dollar reached the highest level since March in anticipation of an interest rate hike.
The US dollar reached the highest level since March in anticipation of an interest rate hike.
Is US central bank boss Janet Yellen already shying away from a December rate hike?
Reaching a consensus on what to do with its asset purchase plan is likely to require more time.
Several voting US Fed policymakers judged a rate hike would be warranted "relatively soon".
Mining magnate Andrew Forrest has declared that the nation is close to the end of a five-year slump in commodity prices.
Fed watchers are hoping for clarity on when US rates will rise with the September meeting minutes.
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank boss Charles Evans reluctantly accepts a December rate hike would be "reasonable" but suggests there is no danger of inflation running out of control.
Nobel prize winners' work shapes everything from executive pay to public sector privatisations.
The Treasurer also needs to be mindful of the limits of political commentary on the politically independent central bank.
Treasurer Scott Morrison has emphatically signalled he opposes more interest rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Donald Trump was not seen among ministers, central bank governors and financiers in Washington in recent days but his shadow loomed large.
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