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Australia’s tight jobs market; energy stocks bounce on oil spike | Finance Report | ABC NEWS
The unemployment rate remained steady at 4.1 per cent as 17,800 new jobs were created in January, putting more pressure on the RBA to raise rates.
The ASX rallied to just shy of a record close, supported by a batch of strong results and energy producers being boosted by a spike in oil prices, driven by renewed tensions in the Middle East.
Daniel Ziffer explains.
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