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Live: ASX set to rise, ASIC fronts KPMG inquiry
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live ASX set to rise after Wall Street rallies, KPMG parliamentary inquiry continues Skip to timeline Wall Street rallied overnight after a senior Federal Reserve official said he would support holding interest rates steady if upcoming data showed inflation pressures were easing. Investors then dialled back expectations of another rate rise, helping push US Treasury yields lower and shares higher. Back home, ASIC faces a day of parliamentary questioning over its handling of the KPMG audit...
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ASX set to rise after Wall Street rallies, KPMG parliamentary inquiry continues
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Wall Street rallied overnight after a senior Federal Reserve official said he would support holding interest rates steady if upcoming data showed inflation pressures were easing.
Investors then dialled back expectations of another rate rise, helping push US Treasury yields lower and shares higher.
Back home, ASIC faces a day of parliamentary questioning over its handling of the KPMG audit leaks scandal.
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