The Open Bell — Ep. 083 — 15 Oct 2026
Today on The Open Bell:
U.S. inflation came in hotter than expected for September, and the ugly part is that almost half of it is gasoline, which means the Fed is being asked to cool a fire it didn't start and can't really put out with higher interest rates.
Australia shed 39,300 jobs last month when everyone was forecasting a gain, and the market's confidence in a November rate hike from the Reserve Bank of Australia has gone from near-certain to basically a guess overnight.
Bolivia is rewriting its gold export rules to pull in U.S. dollars before its foreign reserves run dry, and the distance between "mining reform announcement" and "can't keep fuel on the shelves" is a lot shorter than it sounds.
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Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:10 US September CPI hits 3.7%, fuelling new Fed rate-hike fears 03:36 Australia loses 39,300 jobs in September; RBA hike odds cras 06:04 Bolivia overhauls gold export rules to attract dollars, stab 08:01 Closing thoughts