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ASX to slip, S&P 500 lifts, $A leaps – The Australian Financial Review
Australian shares are set to edge down at the open, even though US stocks entered their weekend on a positive note. The Aussie rocketed through US72¢.
One distraction this week will be the start of the US third-quarter reporting season with the big banks at the top of the rank.
For local investors, the agenda is relatively subdued to start the week. Two highlights are set for Thursday: a speech by RBA Governor Philip Lowe and the latest job data. More on both later in the week.
Lowe will be speaking Thursday morning at the Citi Australia and New Zealand Annual Investment Conference.
While there was no title for the speech on the central ban…
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