Reserve Bank deputy governor Andrew Hauser downplays easing inflation ahead of February meeting
The deputy governor of the Reserve Bank has confirmed the news mortgage borrowers would not have wanted to…
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…
Expert tips dramatic interest rates cut to 2.75% driven by unemployment
Interest rates could be slashed to 2.75 per cent by the end of summer, driven by rising unemployment,…
What Dutch Pension Reforms Mean for Swap, Bond Markets
The Netherlands is overhauling its pensions to adapt to an aging population and a labor market where people…
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…
The Fed admits it can’t easily fix an economic problem it helped create
Christopher Waller, governor of the US Federal Reserve, arrives for the Federal Reserve Board open meeting in Washington,…
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…
Move your savings, call your health insurer, review your mortgage – The Irish Times
When the excitement and enjoyment of Christmas dies down, you might have a little time to think about…
Will mortgage rates drop below 3.5% in 2026? Vote now
Mortgage rates are set to fall in the weeks ahead following the Bank of England’s decision to cut…
Bank of Japan hikes key rate to 30-year high: What to know
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised its key policy rate on Friday to levels unseen in 30 years,…