Mortgage warning as 69,000 households face ‘unpleasant start to 2026’
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What to expect from Reserve Bank and interest rates in 2026 with rate hikes on the table
The RBA’s first meeting of the year is a month away, but that doesn’t mean interest rate watchers…
Value of Australian dollar now dependent on interest rates, commodities prices and geopolitics
The Australian dollar has been on a slow march down from a peak of 109 US cents achieved…
3 big changes to your money that financial experts say to prepare for in 2026
A brand new year comes with new resolutions, new opportunities — and new changes to your finances. Aside…
Interest rate hikes, an AI bubble and other as-yet-unanswerable 2026 problems
After 2025 saw the US government put tariffs on islands inhabited exclusively by penguins, can the economy of…
What savers should do with their money in 2026, according to experts
After the holidays, UK savers are expected to move money into ISAs, pensions and savings accounts to protect…
AI powered 2025’s economy to record highs. So why are only robots smiling?
I don’t know what I expected. Not this. I blame the robots. I blame the penguins. The economy…
Tokyo Inflation Cools More Than Expected, Weakening Yen
Tokyo’s inflation cooled more than expected as pressures from food and energy prices faded, triggering yen weakness on…
Retirement accounts roared back in 2025 after punishing losses during Biden years: study
After four bruising years in which inflation and declining bond markets slammed Americans’ nest eggs, retirement accounts made…
Boxing Day sales set to be biggest on record as interest rate relief drives retail rebound
Australians are expected to spend a record $1.6 billion on Boxing Day, supported by higher demand from population…
Bank of Japan takes policy rate to 0.75%, a 30-year high
The Bank of Japan raised rates on Friday, taking Japan’s borrowing costs to a 30-year high as inflation…
Dow Jones Today: DJIA Jumps Above 48,000 After Soft CPI Revives Fed Rate-Cut Hopes (Updated Dec. 18, 2025, 1:50 p.m. ET)
NEW YORK — The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) traded firmly higher Thursday as investors digested a cooler-than-expected…