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Housing is also hyperlocal, meaning that even though some markets may be overvalued, others may be seeing sharp price declines due to specific conditions such as a high number of listings.

Only a sharp rise in unemployment might prompt a change in direction, but it would likely need to be significant for the RBA to shift its focus away from inflation risks.

It all stands in sharp contrast to the Phoenix plan that sets out to protect Gaza's existing infrastructure and, where possible, restore the area's social and geographical fabric.

For poorer nations, the plummeting cost of clean energy is helping offset a sharp drop in climate finance from wealthier nations.

As of Thursday, “there are warning signs in the labor market that weakness is more widespread and sharper than it was expected to be,” said Tom Nakamura, a portfolio manager at AGF Investments in Toronto.