Australia News Beep
  • News Beep
  • Australia
  • Headlines
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Technology
Australia News Beep
Australia News Beep
  • News Beep
  • Australia
  • Headlines
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Science
  • Sports
  • Technology

Browsing Category

Economy

6335 posts
EEconomy
March cut to UK interest rates more likely after inflation drops to 10-month low; FTSE 100 hits new record high – business live | Business
Read More

March cut to UK interest rates more likely after inflation drops to 10-month low; FTSE 100 hits new record high – business live | Business

  • February 18, 2026
Economists predict BoE rate cut in March after inflation falls Many economists are predicting the Bank of England…
EEconomy
How Africa loses over $120bn a year to hydrocarbon imports
Read More

Africa’s largest oil producer misses OPEC targets, forfeits $1.31 billion in revenue as production woes deepen

  • February 18, 2026
Figures from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission show that Africa’s largest oil producer underperformed its 1.5 million…
EEconomy
Download on the App Store
Read More

NAB CEO Andrew Irvine says productivity must lift to improve Australian living standards

  • February 18, 2026
National Australia Bank chief executive Andrew Irvine has warned that the nation has hit “peak Australia” and will…
EEconomy
Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2025 LIVE: First yachts retire as 128 boats commemorate Bondi terror victims - The Age
Read More

Housing market made a subdued start to 2026, Cotality says – Interest.co.nz

  • February 18, 2026
Housing market made a subdued start to 2026, Cotality says  Interest.co.nzNew Zealand Shares End Lower Amid Lower Card Spending,…
EEconomy
Real wages are going backwards, fresh data from the ABS confirmed. Picture: NewsWire / Nikki Short
Read More

Real wages go backwards in December quarter as Australians struggle to keep up with soaring inflation

  • February 18, 2026
Wages are failing to keep pace with inflation in another blow to Australians struggling to keep up with…
EEconomy
Productivity roundtable sinks into bog
Read More

Leading index drives into RBA ditch

  • February 18, 2026
The six-month annualized growth rate of the Westpac–Melbourne Institute Leading Index, which shows how much economic activity is…
EEconomy
RBNZ holds OCR at 2.25%, lifts projected rate path modestly higher
Read More

RBNZ holds OCR at 2.25%, lifts projected rate path modestly higher

  • February 18, 2026
The RBNZ held the OCR at 2.25%, signalling inflation is returning to target while revising its future rate…
EEconomy
KiwiBank: RBNZ to cut 75bp by year-end, economy not recovering from recession
Read More

RBNZ preview: risk of disappointment given the high expectations

  • February 18, 2026
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) is widely expected to leave the Official Cash Rate (OCR) unchanged…
EEconomy
Japan exports growth surges nearly 17% in January as shipments to China surge
Read More

Japan exports growth surges nearly 17% in January as shipments to China surge

  • February 18, 2026
Containers at a shipping terminal in Yokohama, Japan on Oct. 18, 2021. Japan’s trade deficit surged in September…
EEconomy
February Empire Fed manufacturing survey +7.1 vs +6.98 expected
Read More

February Empire Fed manufacturing survey +7.1 vs +6.98 expected

  • February 18, 2026
Details: New orders 5.8 vs 6.6 priorShipments -1.0 vs 16.3 priorEmployment 4.0 vs -9.0 priorAverage employee workweek 2.1…
EEconomy
'Soul-destroying': Young jobseekers on the struggle to find work
Read More

‘Soul-destroying’: Young jobseekers on the struggle to find work

  • February 18, 2026
Businesses argue that government policies, including a rise in the minimum wage, have pushed up their costs. But…
EEconomy
Canada January CPI +2.3% y/y vs +2.4% expected
Read More

Canada January CPI +2.3% y/y vs +2.4% expected

  • February 18, 2026
Prior was +2.4%CPM m/m 0.0% vs +0.2% expectedPrior CPI m/m -0.2% Core measures: BOC core 2.6% vs 2.8%…
Australia News Beep
www.newsbeep.com