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Australia home prices suffer steepest fall in 3-1/2 years as rates burst bubble

Australian home prices suffered their steepest fall in three-and-a-half years in June as a record housing boom succumbed to higher borrowing costs, while a tax clampdown on investment properties rattled buyers.Figures from Cotality showed national prices fell 0.4% in June from May, the biggest mont…

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U.S. job openings rise to 7.594 million in May

June 30 (Reuters) - U.S. Labor Department report of job openings and labor turnover, seasonally adjusted.Rates (percent) May 2026 Apr 2026 May 2025 Job openings (1) 4.6 4.6 4.4 Hires (2) 3.3 3.3 (r) 3.4 Separations…

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Trump cuts New York funding for Medicaid fraud unit

By Jody GodoyThe Trump administration said on Tuesday it would cut off funding to New York's Medicaid fraud unit, accusing it of underperforming in a move that could jeopardize the state's eligibility to receive federal funding for low-income healthcare.New York has lagged behind other large states…

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Unemployment Rate Expected to Hold Steady — Data Week Ahead

The following are median forecasts for this week's remaining U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal.Forecasts were last updated Monday afternoon. DATE TIME RELEASE PERIOD CONSENSUS PREVIOUS Wednesday 0815 ADP Jobs Jun…

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Xeriant Publishes White Paper on Disaster Resilience, Environmental Pollution and the Unaffordable Housing Crisis

Company Highlights Certified NexBoard™ and New NexPatch™ as Practical Solutions and the Future of Sustainable ConstructionBOCA RATON, Fla., June 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Xeriant, Inc. OTCQB:XERI, a company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of transformative technolo…

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South Africa 10-Year Bond Yield Inches Up

South Africa’s 10-year government bond yield rose to around 8.44%, a near one-week high, after latest data showed inflation expectations rose sharply in the second quarter.Average headline inflation expectations for 2026 rose to 4.4% from 3.6% in the first quarter.Expectations also increased furthe…

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Chile's manufacturing production plummets in May, sharpest decline in over three years

Manufacturing production in Chile posted its largest decline in over three years in May, weighed down by weak data from the fishing industry, data from the statistics agency INE agency showed on Tuesday.The country's manufacturing output was down 7.2% in the month on a yearly basis, the sharpest de…

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German Inflation Shows Few Signs of Pass-Through of Energy Prices — Market Talk

German inflation shows very few signs of any knock-on effects from higher energy prices so far, ING's Carsten Brzeski says in a note. EU-harmonized price growth fell to 2.7% in June from 2.4% in May. What's even more important, he says, is that compared with last month, prices dropped again, the fi…

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Federal EV Charger Tax Credit Expires as Retailers Navigate Funding Options — OPIS

A federal tax credit that helped offset the cost of installing electric vehicle chargers expires Tuesday, eliminating a key financial incentive for retailers investing in charging infrastructure.For commercial operators in low-income or non-urban census tracts, the provision offers a tax credit of…

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