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Trump's White House
Trump loves a deal, but these two are not going to plan
Donald Trump is obsessed with the notion that he is the ultimate dealmaker. He may need to rethink that.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Energy
PM reveals rescue deal for power-hungry Tomago smelter
Tomago Aluminium, whose majority owner is mining giant Rio Tinto, has been locked in make-or-break negotiations with state and federal governments for months.
- by Nick Toscano and Mike Foley
Opinion
Interest rates
Interest rates are blunt. But so is the RBA – when it needs to be
Why was RBA boss Michele Bullock so explicit this week? Here’s why it might be intentional.
- by Millie Muroi
Opinion
Federal Reserve
‘It’s really tariffs’: Cutting through the fog, Fed lowers rates again
The US central bank cut interest rates for the third time, but with the spectre of a new Trump-appointed chair looming, dissent among its members is intensifying.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Interest rates
Federal Reserve cuts rates again but internal divide widens
The central bank reduced its key interest rate for the third time in a row but signalled that it may leave rates unchanged in the coming months, a move that could attract ire from President Donald Trump.
- by Christopher Rugaber
Opinion
Interest rates
The only way is up: The RBA’s interest rate reprieve is over
As interest rate cycles go, this will go down as a disappointing one for borrowers.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Housing affordability
Slacking off at work? It’s a rational response to unaffordable housing
If you think young people need to work harder, you may not be thinking rationally. But if you want them to, there’s one thing that could help.
- by Millie Muroi
Opinion
Trump's White House
Trump’s deception exposed as US giants sue
US companies are queuing up to sue the Trump administration as they shoot down one of Donald Trump’s key declarations about his trade war.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Opinion
GDP
The economy is picking up pace. What about the speed limit?
Some have warned the Australian economy is pushing up against its speed limit. But we might just be able to shift towards the fast lane if that speed limit changes.
- by Millie Muroi
Opinion
Tobacco
‘Is this Soviet Russia?’ Australia is getting smoked by its tobacco fail
The underground trade in illegal tobacco has become a growing cancer for the Australian economy. It’s now so large that it is distorting our national accounts because its sales can’t be measured.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Population
Australia is a global outlier on one key indicator. Changing it will help fix the housing crisis
If one in four homes in our mainland capital cities became a dual occupancy, it would add close to 1 million new homes, increasing housing supply by 9 per cent.
- by Matt Wade
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