SCSS account rules: Who can invest, how much interest you get and what tax applies
The Senior Citizens Savings Scheme (SCSS) is available to resident Indians who meet the prescribed age and retirement…
Housing market ‘levelling out’ as interest rate hikes place pressure on buyers
Elevated interest rates have trimmed the borrowing capacity of prospective home buyers, as many agents report the housing…
Cost of living crunch hurts UK PM Starmer in local elections
Britons are awaiting the final results of local elections across the U.K., with polls pointing to a backlash…
Housing downturn possible as demand softens and rates kick in, Cotality warns
The tight supply conditions that have underpinned the national housing market in recent years are starting to ease,…
Interest rates, inflation: Australia’s dollar jumps on rate hikes
Rising domestic interest rates have propelled the Australian dollar to a four-year high, delivering welcome news for overseas…
What if we used taxes or superannuation to control inflation, not just interest rates?
Would you rather hand over an extra $300 a month to your bank or the federal government? I’m…
Iran war spiked fuel prices but not largest driver of living cost pressures in first quarter
Cost-of-living pressures have increased for all households in Australia, partly due to the war in the Middle East,…
Businesses need to raise prices or put Australians out of work
Australia had an inflation problem before the Iran war, but it’s turned sinister. Prior to the war, core…
Interest rate rises push employed people and young families into mortgage stress
More than 65,000 Australians have contacted the National Debt Helpline in financial distress since the start of the…
Reserve Bank lifts interest rates by another 0.25pc to 4.35pc
The Reserve Bank has increased interest rates by 0.25 percentage points. The new cash rate target is 4.35…
The economic betrayal of working Australia
Mateship is being hollowed out as decades of policy, corporate power and now AI shift wealth from Australian…
RBA’s decision on interest rates a choice between two evils: recession or inflation
If there’s any certainty about the Reserve Bank of Australia’s interest rate verdict today, it’s that it will…