Unemployment set to stay at near-decade high, economists say
Major bank economists expect the unemployment rate to stay unchanged at 5.4 percent or nudge slightly higher for…
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor accuses Albanese government of ‘trapping’ Australians in an economy where ‘you can’t get ahead’
Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has accused the Albanese government of “trapping” Australians in an economy going “backwards” ahead…
Switzerland April CPI +0.6% vs +0.6% y/y expected
Prior +0.3%Core CPI +0.3% y/yPrior +0.4% Even with price pressures set to rise in the months ahead, the…
the three ways Donald Trump is playing havoc with Reserve Bank forecasts
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Economic growth downgraded amid Middle East conflict, fuel prices and interest rate rises
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Victorians brace for a long, dark recession
The latest state accounts from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show that Victoria’s per capita gross state product…
RBA hikes interest rates: “It is a very tough time”
Welcome to our coverage of the RBA rates announcement for May 2026. The RBA has hiked interest rates…
Fresh data warns RBA not to hike
These are more soft prints, but they add up. ANZ job ads stalled yesterday. SEEK job ads are…
Major banks setting aside more money against bad debt in sign of difficult economic times
Australia’s major banks are squirrelling away more cash in anticipation of a rise in the amount of people…
‘Need help’: Karl Stefanovic issues desperate plea over government’s fuel crisis business loans
Karl Stefanovic has asked viewers of his personal podcast for help as he questioned the success of a…
Kalshi traders see April jobs report coming in better than economists’ estimates
A job seeker holds a Now Hiring Correctional Officers paperwork from the Florida Department of Corrections during the…
IMF says worst-case global economy warning is now the working assumption – oil shock hit
IMF chief Georgieva has abandoned the fund’s mild slowdown forecast, warning that if the Middle East war continues…