Michele Bullock issues inflation warning ahead of next cash rate call
RBA Governor Michele Bullock has warned crucial inflation data may not come in as low as expected next…
RBA governor Michele Bullock says unemployment rise not a shock to central bank
Michele Bullock has warned that the Reserve Bank of Australia’s preferred measure of underlying inflation may not fall…
Trump burns allies on trade
Japan has been a key security ally of the United States for seven decades and a vital partner…
Housing market recovery stalled, council rates will continue rising, new ANZ economic report finds
The level of house prices now sits just 1.1% above its most recent low last October. The ANZ…
Liberals create leaners, not lifters – just like Labor
They probably won’t. But they should. Everyone attending the Albanese government’s “productivity summit” should read Leviathan on the…
‘Pure calculated theatre’: How Australia is killing cash while pretending to save it with ‘feel-good’ promises to protect access to physical money
Australia’s regulators just unveiled their grand plan to slow the death of cash. New registries. Enhanced oversight. A…
Labor needs to ‘turn the ship around’ in second term, AI Group’s Innes Willox declares ahead of economic roundtable
Labor needs to “turn the ship around” through its upcoming economic roundtable where the Albanese government’s goals to…
Does Donald Trump understand the ‘massive’ tariffs deal he just made
The other big “win” for the US was, Trump claims, the opening of its agricultural markets to US…
Almost a third of NZ households face energy hardship – reform has to go beyond cheaper off-peak power
The spotlight is again on New Zealand’s energy sector, with a group of industry bodies and independent retailers…
‘Unsustainable levels…’: Pakistan economy drowning in debt with record $26.7 billion in loans last year; dependency on creditors deepens
Due to Pakistan’s poor credit rating at junk level, the nation remains excluded from global capital markets. (AI…
Expansion of tariff-free access to China’s Hainan a big boost for trade, Beijing says
China’s tropical island province of Hainan will have an independent customs regime by the end of the year,…
Japan will face a 15% US tariff from 1 August, reducing economic uncertainty | snaps
Although the specifics remain unclear, both parties called the pact a success. Trump appears to view it as…