{
  "id": 1850142,
  "title": "Soft wage growth eases inflation concerns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/soft-wage-growth-eases-inflation-concerns",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-19T01:52:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/08/soft-wage-growth-eases-inflation-concerns/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released the wage price index for the June quarter, which rose by 0.8% over the quarter to be 3.2% higher year-over-year: The result was in line with analysts’ expectations but 0.1% below what the Reserve Bank had forecast in its latest Statement of Monetary Policy. Over the year, The post Soft wage growth eases inflation concerns appeared first on…",
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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."
}