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  "id": 17866964,
  "title": "The RBA’s interest rate decision is a balancing act between Christmas, unemployment, and a lame duck Trump",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/the-rbas-interest-rate-decision-is-a-balancing-act-between-christmas",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-02T22:42:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Crikey",
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    "url": "https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/11/03/interest-rate-decision-reserve-bank-rba-inflation-unemployment-donald-trump/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "With inflation still running away, the Reserve Bank is likely to once again raise interest rates today. How does unemployment factor into things? The post The RBA’s interest rate decision is a balancing act between Christmas, unemployment, and a lame duck Trump appeared first on Crikey .",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "FXStreet",
        "title": "RBA expected to raise interest rate to 4.85%",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/rba-expected-to-raise-interest-rate-to-4-85",
        "published": "2026-11-02T23:30:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}