#Australia: SecState Blinken visits to warn off #PRC "economic coercion" in Oceania. Scott Mayman, CBS News.
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🗓️ 30 July 2023
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#Australia: SecState Blinken visits to warn off #PRC "economic coercion" in Oceania. Scott Mayman, CBS News.
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| 0:11.0 | So, what are you waiting for? Go to Primark.com and shop Primark clicking collector day. |
| 0:16.0 | Little prices, big smiles. |
| 0:20.0 | This is CBS, I am the world, I'm John Bachelor, to Australia. |
| 0:25.0 | A report on inflation as the U.S. and Europe deal with the after effects of the pandemic. |
| 0:31.0 | So does Australia, which was locked down longer than the U.S. and challenged with supply chain and with a burst of consumerism afterwards. |
| 0:41.0 | However, Scott of CBS News is going to guide me to the good news. |
| 0:47.0 | Right now, Reuters is saying, slowing Australia Q2, that second quarter. |
| 0:52.0 | Inflation, lessons rate height pressure. |
| 0:55.0 | Scott, a very good day to you. We've talked about the high price of everything here in the U.S. and in Australia. |
| 1:02.0 | Are you looking positive? Is this good news because the inflation story is a fight? |
| 1:11.0 | Yeah, John, yeah, it is a bit of good news. Finally, we're seeing a reduction of the inflation rates. |
| 1:18.0 | It was down to 6% for the month of June or for the quarter, I should say. |
| 1:23.0 | It was from a previous reading of 7%. It was just a tad higher even before then. |
| 1:29.0 | And this is a promising sign. Now, while inflation is coming down, it's still much more than what our reserve bank target range is. |
| 1:37.0 | And that was about 2% to 3%. But it is a positive sign. |
| 1:41.0 | It'll be nice to see the inflation come down. It means a lot. |
| 1:44.0 | It could mean some alleviation for people who have had increased rents or increased mortgage rates. |
| 1:53.0 | That's something which we're looking forward to. Things coming down. |
| 1:57.0 | Yes, Anthony Albanese, your prime minister. |
| 2:01.0 | Traveling to New Zealand to meet with Chris Hipkins, the prime minister of New Zealand, to discuss China. |
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