ASX200 slips as healthcare boom fails to offset bank losses
Surging healthcare stocks and a boost from the world largest miner was unable to lift the Australia sharemarket…
‘Don’t direct it’: Westpac chief executive demands Anthony Albanese, Labor avoid dictating superannuation investment
The boss of one of Australia’s largest banks has told Prime Minister Anthony Albanese not to direct superannuation…
VIDEO: 18 lenders cut variable rates to win new customers, says Canstar – ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
VIDEO: 18 lenders cut variable rates to win new customers, says Canstar ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting…
RBNZ on hold now, but clients brace for 2026 OCR hikes – Westpac survey
Inflation expectations edge higher Underlying this shift is a clear lift in inflation expectations. Westpac reports that “83% of…
Is another interest rate hike on the way?
There’s been a January surprise for economists, with an unexpected drop in the country’s unemployment rate. According to…
Co-operative Bank hikes mortgage rates by massive 30 basis points
The bank’s standard two-year fixed rate will increase from 4.99% to 5.29%, while its three-year term moves from…
Black Friday sales set to be biggest on record with shoppers spending billions on deals
It is shaping up to be the biggest retail event of the year, with shoppers already hunting for…
House prices to lift 5.4% in 2026 as ‘comatose’ market awakens – Westpac chief economist
Eckhold said Westpac was forecasting small, positive increases in house prices over the final three months of 2025…