Analysis: If you've read much about the economy recently, you'll have noticed not a hell of a lot of the headlines have been positive as of late.

While Australia is still a strong performer by global standards – unlike many other countries, it hasn't had any post-COVID quarters of economic decline, has dodged the worst of Donald Trump's tariffs, and still has historically low unemployment – there are signs the easing cost-of-living crisis might yet have a sting in its tail.

Inflation has picked up again, and despite the jobless rate rising to its highest level since the height of the pandemic , any chance of a pre-Christmas interest rate cut – once considered a near-certainty – has been well and truly dashed .

And just to top things off, the RBA warned yesterday that A

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