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Australian share market investors had their biggest day of buying in more than four weeks before the US Federal Reserve prepares to wind back economic stimulus.

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A Reserve Bank meeting on Melbourne Cup day has left few winners on the share market as an interest rate hike moved closer.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has left the cash rate at 0.1 per cent after its monthly board meeting, as widely anticipated by economists.

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Investors showed no fear of the Reserve Bank possibly bringing forward a rate rise as they gave the market its biggest lift in more than two weeks.

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Westpac has unveiled a $3.5 billion share buyback after posting a surge in annual earnings on the back of a strong home loans market and lower provisions.

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The Reserve Bank is tipped to bring forward rate rises after opting not to defend soaring bond yields which decimated shares.

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Investors lost most of their gains from the week as the ASX stalls on concerns rate hikes could come sooner than planned.

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Higher inflation figures rocked investor confidence on the Australian share market as traders pondered the prospect of an earlier rate rise.

Australian inflation grew by 0.8 per cent in the September quarter, largely driven by the rising cost of new homes and fuel.

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Crown Resorts shares rocketed after the company retained its Melbourne casino licence while investors barely nudged the Aussie market before Wednesday's inflation data.

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Shares on the ASX closed at their highest level in more than 26 days while this week's inflation data may help the Aussie dollar to its highest position since July.

The federal government is playing up its partnership with Telstra to buy a South Pacific mobile and broadband company as a sign of its commitment to the region.

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Australia's share market had a third consecutive week of gains as investors look to inflation data and a debate on whether a rate rise may be brought forward.

International travel restarting in Australia's two most populous states has been dangled as an incentive for vaccination laggards to pick up the pace.

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Company leaders put a positive spin on tricky times but investors were not always persuaded on a busy day of annual meetings and quarterly updates.

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Investors have pushed the Australian share market to a 30-day high and the Aussie dollar to 75 US cents as the September worries of stalling growth fade.

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Rising bond yields have helped flatten the Australian share market as the Reserve Bank continued its standoff with investors over when rates will go up.