Treasury hits back at Labor over 5% home deposit scheme
Last year, I claimed that the Australian Treasury’s modelling of Labor’s 5% deposit scheme for first home buyers…
Singapore expected to keep monetary policy unchanged as growth outperforms
Item 1 of 2 A view of the Monetary Authority of Singapore building in Singapore April 18, 2016.…
Households could face double whammy on interest rates and power bills
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We’ve had to cut back on the middle-class spending
Antonia Medlicott with her family I was halfway through a humble chicken stew when it hit me. Not…
Disposable income in 11 towns and cities has risen twice as fast as rest of UK | Economic growth (GDP)
Eleven towns and cities in the UK, including Warrington, Barnsley and Wakefield, have seen their disposable incomes rise…
Hong Kong, Shanghai sign deal to set up gold trading ecosystem
The number of foreign and mainland Chinese companies and start-ups in Hong Kong surged by 11 per cent…
New Zealand’s house price crash is cause for celebration
New Zealand experienced one of the biggest house price booms in the world during the pandemic. However, since…
IHC anchors growth in India and considers Europe despite Trump’s EU criticisms
Abu Dhabi’s International Holding Company is placing India at the core of its global investment strategy while cautiously…
Türkiye’s exports to Spain topped $10B for 1st time in 2025
Türkiye’s annual exports to Spain exceeded $10 billion for the first time last year, rising by over 10%…
Faster food price growth pushes inflation higher in December: Planning Commission report
Food inflation rose to 7.71% in December from 7.36% a month earlier, while non-food inflation remained elevated at…
Iran’s two crypto economies: state guile and household survival
Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting has lost the few audience it once assumed it possessed. According to a…
Photo shows ‘illusory’ reality of Aussie housing wealth amid calls for $12 billion change
This uninhabitable Sydney house in Darlinghurst highlights the ‘illusory’ nature of out high housing ‘wealth’. (Source: Domain) Australians…