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RBA under pressure on rates, Canberra-Moscow relations fall, too many people are obese

RBA under pressure on rates, Canberra-Moscow relations fall, too many people are obese

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<p><strong>Thursday 16 January 2025</strong></p> <p><strong>Falling household spending puts pressure on the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>And more, including:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Relations between Canberra and Moscow hit a decade low on reports an Australian soldier was executed in Russia.&nbsp;</p> </li> <li> <p>A new global report says too many people are being diagnosed with obesity, and it's not for health reasons.&nbsp;</p> </li> <li> <p>Plus Telstra pushes into AI, a bidding war for one of Australia’s oldest homebuilders, and the US regulator sues Elon Musk over his purchase of Twitter.</p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Plus don’t miss the latest episode of </strong><a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au/how-do-they-afford-that-sugar-mamma-canna-campbell/" rel="nofollow"><strong>How Do They Afford That?</strong></a><strong> - back to school on a budget. Get the episode from</strong><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/how-do-they-afford-that/id1644255235" rel="nofollow"><strong> </strong><strong>APPLE</strong></a><strong>,</strong><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1EW5WRlRh7MovSBNkk6dG8?si=b2203ec2fa934a14" rel="nofollow"><strong> </strong><strong>SPOTIFY</strong></a><strong>, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.</strong></p> <p><a href="https://fearandgreed.com.au" rel="nofollow">Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au</a></p> <p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>