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2026-10-08 · The Guardian · Economy/Business

Datacentre company Firmus’s high flying valuation may be coming back down to earth ahead of expected ASX debut

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2026-10-28 · The Guardian · Economy/Business

Australia’s inflation rate rises to 4.3%, fuelling fears of fifth interest rate hike this year

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2026-09-07 · The Guardian · Economy/Business

More than 200 people stood down at embattled housing developer Bathla amid $3.4bn debt

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2026-10-13 · The Guardian · Economy/Business

Card surcharge ban used as ‘cover’ for larger price increases by Australian businesses, experts say

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2026-09-04 · The Guardian · Economy/Business

Australia’s housing prices are trending down. See which suburbs have had the biggest falls

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2026-09-04 · The Guardian

🔮 That weakness is expected to continue, as higher inflation could lead to further interest rate hikes, denting demand. mixed

2026-09-07 · The Guardian

🔮 The insolvency advisory Teneo said on Monday that new short-term funding arrangements would only allow Bathla to continue construction on some of its 45 construction sites, though it did not identify which projects were being prioritised. assertive

2026-10-08 · The Guardian

🔮 Multiple sources briefed on the matter told Guardian Australia the AI datacentre company is slashing its valuation to entice sceptical investors – or may even shelve its initial public offering altogether. assertive

2026-10-13 · The Guardian

🔮 Stephen Wu, an economist at investment bank UBS, said resilient consumer demand and a high inflation environment “may be allowing merchants to use the change as ‘cover’ to pass through broader cost pressures”. mixed

2026-10-28 · The Guardian

🔮 The Reserve Bank of Australia’s preferred measure of consumer prices, called underlying inflation, came in at an annual 3.6% to September. RBA officials have strongly indicated the board may need to lift borrowing costs further to drag price growth back toward its 2.5% target, citing concerns of a “materially worse” inflation outlook. assertive