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The company behind some of Australia’s best-known brands says consumers were “rattled” about interest rate hikes as early as December, which led to a more cautious shopping behaviour during Christmas.

Australians having trouble getting a bargain during a time of high inflation shouldn’t blame themselves — the fault lies elsewhere.

Apollo, Blackstone and KKR have had to raise the lion’s share of this from select financial institutions and the uber-rich. Now they have the mass market in their sights.

The national airline has made major changes for customers after strong demand for domestic flights saw profits edge 5.1 per cent higher, lifting its dividend for shareholders.

Closing down sales have been announced.

ANZ is now forecasting a May rate hike following another bad set of inflation numbers for January.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned savings will need to be found in the upcoming Federal budget, after data showed a rise in inflation.

Michele Bullock has declared she’s confident inflation ‘won’t take off again’ with the Reserve Bank expected to mull a further interest rate hike within months.

Malcolm Watkins founded the mortgage wholesaler in 1994 along with Brett McKeon, Kevin Mathews and the late Brad McGougan, playing a leading role in the development of the technology used by its 4300 brokers.

Andrew and Nicola Forrest will bank about $690m after Fortescue boosted its interim dividend on the back of increased Pilbara iron ore earnings.

Domino’s billionaire executive chair Jack Cowin says its move to dump heavy promotions and popular discount vouchers is paying off despite losing 10 per cent of customers who have stopped buying its pizza.

The biggest risk to Bitcoin is running out of new buyers as its supporters and crypto exchanges preach about its virtues as an inflation hedge.

Warner Bros Discovery has opened the door to Paramount after its CEO raised the offer in its tug-of-war with Netflix over the Hollywood studio.

The competition watchdog is closing its case against Coles, arguing the grocery giant misled customers with discount prices that didn't represent real savings.