Aussies are expected to keep working longer as the cost of living continues to bite
Australian men can now be expected on average to work until age 67, and women to age 65,…
New Zealand’s soft GDP fuels rate-cut bets
Wellington | New Zealand’s economy shrank much more than economists forecast in the second quarter, fuelling bets that…
US Federal Reserve cuts rates to boost economy
Fed Chair Jerome Powell in Washington, September 17, 2025. JACQUELYN MARTIN/AP After weeks of pressure from the White…
Is Australia’s labour market cracking?
Earlier this week, Roy Morgan Research released its shadow labour force report, which posted a large 0.8% jump…
Trump’s Federal Reserve appointees unable to get deep rate cuts over the line
“The only way for any voter to really move things around is to be incredibly persuasive, and the…
Hong Kong matches US Fed’s first rate cut of 2025, in boon for mortgage borrowers, economy
Hong Kong’s de facto central bank cut the city’s base rate for the first time this year, bringing…
Nicola Willis points to global turmoil as economy shrinks sharply
Finance Minister Nicola Willis is pinning the blame for the economy’s slump on “international turmoil and uncertainty” driven…
New Zealand June quarter GDP drops 0.9% – Stats NZ
The fall followed a revised 1.2% rise in GDP in the March quarter. For the June year, Stats…
Chinese Fiscal Spending Slowdown Persists in Risk for Growth
China’s government spending increased at a slower rate for the second straight month, underscoring how weaker fiscal support…
As U.S. jobs disappear, the Federal Reserve returns to rate cuts
It’s getting harder to find work in the United States. U.S. businesses added just 22,000 jobs from July…
The Job Market Is So Bad Right Now It’s Looking Like The Pandemic
The job market has been more challenging in recent months, but new findings from The Conference Board indicate…
The Sydneysiders saving thousands by leaving the city on ‘financial gap year’
Sydney schoolteacher Hayley Reynolds always wanted to work overseas, but it was never meant to be long-term. After…