Inflation cools; Rio gets $2b taxpayer handout; What investors must do as Iran de-escalates

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In today’s news, inflation cools to 3.7 per cent, Rio Tinto gets a $2 billion taxpayer handout, and a strategist says investors should watch Iran’s actions rather than its words.