Inflation
‘As high as you could charge’: Why Easter egg prices have surged 33 per cent this year
Retail prices have soared as international cocoa producers are rocked by bad weather.
- Nick Newling and Jessica Yun
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- Opinion
- Federal Reserve
Trump is making life very difficult for an old enemy
Fed chair Jerome Powell has, not for the first time, found himself between a rock and a hard place. It didn’t have to be like this.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
- Opinion
- Trade wars
Trump’s trade war is bad, but how bad is up to the rest of us
What matters most is the indirect effect on Australia from Trump’s attempts to start a trade war with the other big economies.
- Ross Gittins
- Opinion
- Australia votes
Dutton wants to know if you’re better off now. It’s a trick question
The opposition leader’s question is so seductive to people who don’t follow politics and the economy, and don’t want to use their grey matter.
- Ross Gittins
Albanese lays down challenge for Dutton over wages
Labor will urge the workplace regulator to order a real increase in pay for 2.6 million workers after the RBA chose to keep interest rates on hold.
- David Crowe and Millie Muroi
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- Australia votes
Job losses not RBA’s priority as bank keeps rates on hold
Asked about the impact of incoming US tariffs, RBA governor Michele Bullock said inflation remained the bank’s main focus as it held interest rates steady at 4.1 per cent.
- Shane Wright and Millie Muroi
- Opinion
- Trump's America
The Trump fire is burning on Wall Street
The American people are losing confidence in Donald Trump, sending shockwaves through Wall Street. And that’s before “Liberation Day”.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
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- Federal budget
The real winners and losers from Albanese’s handouts
Cost-of-living pressures have dominated the Albanese government’s term. New analysis shows who it has tried to dull the pain for.
- Shane Wright
Nationals leader promises lower power prices within years
The Coalition had avoided making the vow after Labor was burned by its 2022 promise to drop power prices by $275.
- Olivia Ireland and Mike Foley
- Exclusive
- Federal budget
Budget to reveal tax burden at its lowest since pandemic
Jim Chalmers will use his budget speech to assure Australians they will see a turnaround in living standards as wages increase at a faster rate than inflation.
- David Crowe and Shane Wright
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