Housing affordability hits lowest rate on record despite recent falls in property prices
Housing affordability has fallen to its lowest rate on record, with households earning a typical income only able…
Inflation slows again in July but heightens risk of interest rate hike by RBA
Economists have warned that another interest rate hike by Australia’s central bank is a “live” possibility this year,…
Unemployment rate hits 4.5pc, the highest level in post-COVID era
Australia’s unemployment rate keeps slowly drifting higher. Data show the national unemployment rate rose to 4.5 per cent…
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All eyes on 2Q GDP data THE spotlight this week will be on Bank Negara Malaysia’s second-quarter (2Q26)…
June unemployment rate steady at 4.4 per cent but underemployment ticks up
Australia’s unemployment rate remained at 4.4 per cent in June, in seasonally adjusted terms. Data show 76,000 extra…
Australia’s property market enters downturn as prices fall for first time in three years
Australia’s housing boom has officially entered a downturn for the first time in more than three years, with…
‘Trifecta of failures’: Plummeting auction clearance rates a ‘problem of Labor’s making’ as Coalition renews tax attack
National auction clearance rates have plummeted this week with new data showing a possible slump to below 50…
Recent years tougher for borrowers than enduring 17pc interest rates, analysis finds
New economic analysis could put to bed the inter-generational argument about house prices and mortgage pressure, which plays…
VIDEO: Australia needs a downturn and it could be here, says HSBC chief economist – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
VIDEO: Australia needs a downturn and it could be here, says HSBC chief economist Australian Broadcasting CorporationEveryone thinks the…
VIDEO: Why experts are tipping interest rates to pause – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
VIDEO: Why experts are tipping interest rates to pause Australian Broadcasting CorporationBig Four divided on RBA direction as one…
KPMG Australia fallout widens as RBA, pension reassess
The episode is the latest in a series of issues in recent years that has triggered greater scrutiny…
Australia’s most overvalued housing markets revealed in new data
Australian capital cities that appear most “overvalued”, and potentially more vulnerable to the nation’s housing reckoning, have been…