RBA not concerned about stagflation or wage-price spiral
Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock says the war in the Middle East is creating a “highly uncertain” environment…
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…
Australia lifts minimum wage by 4.75% as inflation reaccelerates
By Renju Jose and Stella Qiu SYDNEY, June 2 (Reuters) – Australia’s independent wage-setting body on Tuesday said…
Australia’s interest rate rise comes as other countries maintain theirs. Why?
As Australian mortgage holders grapple with rising repayments, some countries have not seen interest rate rises in years.…
Confounding bankers’ assumptions, the RBA’s post-COVID rate hikes caused Australians to work more, not less
Now that the Reserve Bank has lifted interest rates for the third time this year, how will you…
Interest rates, inflation: Australia’s dollar jumps on rate hikes
Rising domestic interest rates have propelled the Australian dollar to a four-year high, delivering welcome news for overseas…
What if we used taxes or superannuation to control inflation, not just interest rates?
Would you rather hand over an extra $300 a month to your bank or the federal government? I’m…
RBA’s decision on interest rates a choice between two evils: recession or inflation
If there’s any certainty about the Reserve Bank of Australia’s interest rate verdict today, it’s that it will…
Inside China’s housing collapse as prices reach their lowest level in 20 years – and what it means for Australia
Chinese house prices have crashed to their lowest level in 20 years, with homeowners who bought in 2005…
In charts: Australia’s relationship with cash over the past two decades
Before the global financial crisis, the ubiquity of internet banking and the advent of contactless payments — cash…
What is stagflation and what can we do about it?
What is stagflation? You may have heard the word in recent weeks, because experts are worried that the…
Labor spending not to blame for soaring inflation: Chalmers
Jim Chalmers has defended Labor’s management of the economy after Sunrise host Nat Barr accused the government of…