BusinessAustralian Associated PressStocks trade in narrow ranges near highs
Global stocks have traded in narrow ranges near recent record highs as investors digested a stream of mixed earnings ahead of key central bank meetings.The MSCI All World Stock Index was little changed at 741 points, barely below its lifetime high of 749.
BusinessYahoo Finance AUInflation is picking up and interest rates will soon follow
COVID-19 forced the Reserve Bank to slash interest rates, but with inflation accelerating and the economic crisis from the pandemic all but over, expect rates to rise sooner rather than later.
BusinessAustralian Associated PressANZ lifts FY profit despite housing miss
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group has posted a sharp lift in full-year profit despite underperformance in its home loans business, thanks to a robust lending market and reversal of some COVID-related provisions.The country's fourth-largest bank by value delivered statutory net profit of $6.
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