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…
Reason RBA set to ‘punish’ Aussies as businesses warn of ‘Covid 2.0’ price spiral
Another supply side shock has the RBA backed into a corner. (Source: AAP) Australian motorists and rural residents…
Is Australia about to say goodbye to its experiment with low unemployment?
Are we about to say goodbye to Australia’s experiment with low unemployment? The latest war in the Middle…
RBA governor accused by senator of ‘gaslighting’ Australians on economy
Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock has fired back at Nationals senator Matt Canavan after he accused her of…
Euro Rally Is Latest Risk to ECB’s Inflation Outlook
NBS, Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — The surge in the euro is set to loom large over the European Central…
Rate threat stalls runaway housing market
House price growth is showing signs of slowing Picture: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard The threat of interest rate hikes…
RBA ‘wild card’ that could derail unanimous interest rate hike call from Big Four banks
The RBA is widely expected to hike the cash rate by 0.25 percentage points on Tuesday, with all…
Stock Bubble Dread Grips Central Bankers in Washington
Kristalina Georgieva (Bloomberg) — Central bankers, already uneasy about trade tensions and swelling public debt, will collectively confront…
Grim rates call after ‘weak’ new data
Falls in full-time work were offset by rises in part-time employment. Picture: NewsWire / John Appleyard Australia’s “very…
Australia employment unexpectedly falls in August, jobless rate steady
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian employment unexpectedly fell in August as full-time positions dropped back after a sharp rise…
The RBA has never known what to do about property prices, former deputy governor says
Have you wondered how the Reserve Bank of Australia came up with its “2-3 per cent” target for…
Home prices keep rising in ‘seller’s market’ as new property listings below average
Australian property prices have pushed higher again in August, as lower interest rates, rising real wages and buyer…