‘Politics played no role’: Fed hits pause button ahead of midterms

The Sydney Morning Herald - Oct 29, 2026

The US central bank has left interest rates on hold, but inflation data due later this week is expected to show another increase in prices.

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‘Politics played no role’: Fed hits pause button ahead of midterms

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Wesfarmers chair Michael Chaney preaches AI caution amid all the talk of transformation

Anthropic brings its mega IPO to Australia’s AI-starved investors

Trump’s America is facing a reckoning as it drowns in debt

Right Resources clocks 90% gold recoveries in NSW met test

ASX ends flat as inflation boosts rate rise bets; tech stocks rally

Forrestania adds more gold ounces to WA production pipeline

Hastings completes US$15M Thai rare earths plant deal

Aurum powers past 3.8Moz gold at West African flagship

McLaren adds fresh upside to monster WA mineral sands play

Thank you, Mr President: BlueScope gets a windfall from Trump’s tariffs

Dateline pledges to deliver US gold vision of late chairman

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