SYDNEY: Australian house prices surged 20% in the year to March, the fastest pace on record and a powerful argument for the central bank to raise interest rates this week.
Other data released yesterday showed Australian manufacturing activity running at its fastest pace in eight years, while a private gauge of inflation pointed to percolating price pressures as the economy gained steam.
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