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ASX Edges Higher as Healthcare and Banks Offset Technology Weakness
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The AI Boom Faces Its First Serious Debt Test

Technology and semiconductor shares fell sharply as investors questioned the debt financing the AI infrastructure boom and confronted higher rates and Chinese competition.

Australians Are Investing in Record Numbers — Again

A record 11.5 million Australians now invest beyond super and property, new ASX data shows — driven by ETFs, younger and female investors, and a growing reliance on AI for financial information

Unemployment at 4.7 Per Cent Cools RBA’s Case for a November Rate Rise

Employment fell by 39,300 and unemployment held at a revised 4.7 per cent, giving the RBA more room to pause in November.

Higher Rates Are Biting — But the RBA Says Most Borrowers Are Still Holding Up
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The RBA says most Australian borrowers remain resilient, but around 2 per cent of variable-rate owner-occupiers face a cash-flow shortfall.

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