Hopes rate hikes on pause; could house prices fall 10pc; SpaceX $US2 trillion IPO

Friday 22 May 2026

A surprise jump in the unemployment rate has raised hopes that the Reserve bank will hold back on lifting interest rates. 

• Virgin scraps flights as it looks to save on fuel costs
• Elon Musk’s SpaceX set to hit the share market with a valuation of $2 trillion
• Warnings that house prices could fall ten per cent
• The AFL footballer who is likely to make more in one game tomorrow, than his annual salary in most years

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