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Breaking: Headline inflation jumped to 4 per cent in August, up from 3.5 per cent in July
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a markets story. ABC Australia is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 30 Sept 2026, 01:44 UTC. 4 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Breaking: Headline inflation jumped to 4 per cent in August, up from 3.5 per cent in July”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The odds of the Reserve Bank lifting interest rates in November have fallen sharply after the latest consumer price index (CPI) came in lower than expected. News figures from the ABS show show headline inflation jumped to 4 per cent in the year to August.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by ABC Australia
Breaking: Headline inflation jumped to 4 per cent in August, up from 3.5 per cent in July
- New development reported by ABC Australia
November rate rise less likely with inflation data lower than expected
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Headline inflation jumped to 4pc in August, up from 3.5pc in July
- Picked up by ABC Australia
Breaking: Headline inflation jumped to 4pc in August, up from 3.5pc in July
Reported by 1 outlet
- ABC