February interest rate rise will be ‘bitter pill’ for those struggling with cost of living, advocates say
Any Reserve Bank lift to interest rates could be the added financial pressure that causes more households to…
Rate hike pain is on the way for Australian borrowers, but will they be able to tolerate it?
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cut interest rates three times last year — from 4.35 per cent…
Jim Chalmers has rejected responsibility for high inflation but will have a tough sell if rates rise again
Last February, Jim Chalmers was living out a treasurer’s dream. After a bruising first term dominated by rising…
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…
Inflation cools in November with consumer prices rising 3.4pc but still above the RBA’s target
Inflation cooled in November but economists remain divided on whether the RBA will hold or hike interest rates…
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…
Layoff Tsunami 2025: Over 1.2 Million Workers Face Job Cut Worldwide – Times Now
Layoff Tsunami 2025: Over 1.2 Million Workers Face Job Cut Worldwide Times NowHighest Layoffs Since the Pandemic: Frank Luntz…
Interest rate hikes increasingly likely in 2026 but a major event would produce the opposite result
An interest rate hike on Tuesday is a practical impossibility. But if a growing number of forecasters are…
Why the banking regulator is targeting property investors
More a shot across the bows than a direct hit to the engine room. John Lonsdale, the banking…
Why APRA wants to slowly deflate the property bubble
Bubble mania has hit bubble proportions. No matter where you turn, there are dire warnings of impending doom…
RBA’s Hauser Says Economy’s Capacity Limits Challenge Policy
Australia’s monetary policy is being challenged by an apparent lack of spare capacity in the economy, Reserve Bank…
Fed’s Schmid Cites Inflation Risks in Dissent Against Rate Cut
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Jeff Schmid said he voted against the US central bank’s decision…