AUD falls after cash rate hike, Anthropic IPO could exceed $US2T | Finance Report | ABC NEWS

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The Australian dollar fell and the local sharemarket went up today after the Reserve Bank hiked interest rates to a 15-year high of 4.6%. Meanwhile, Anthropic's IPO prospectus valued its upcoming float at $US2 trillion, and also warned of "catastropic or existential risks to humanity" posed by AI. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-29/asx-markets-business-news-live-updates-tuesday-29-september/107206212 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #ABCBusiness

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